Signaturefd LLC Buys 54 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 26.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 260 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $181,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dark Forest Capital Management LP bought a new position in Graham in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,531,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its stake in Graham by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 18,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,535,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graham by 182.4% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares during the last quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Graham by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC now owns 8,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,995,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Graham during the 3rd quarter valued at about $785,000. Institutional investors own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Performance

Shares of GHC opened at $717.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.20 billion, a PE ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $725.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $681.75. Graham Holdings has a 12-month low of $551.36 and a 12-month high of $771.05.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 23rd. The company reported $10.94 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter. Graham had a return on equity of 5.23% and a net margin of 4.65%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 18th will be given a $1.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 17th. This represents a $6.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. Graham’s payout ratio is 15.83%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Graham from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Katharine Weymouth sold 556 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $712.99, for a total value of $396,422.44. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,420,989.07. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 20.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Graham Profile

Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company in the United States and internationally. It provides test preparation services and materials; professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures; and non-academic operations support services to the Purdue University Global; operations support services for online courses and programs; training and test preparation services for accounting and financial services professionals; English-language training, academic preparation programs, and test preparation for English proficiency exams; and A-level examination preparation services, as well as operates colleges, business school, higher education institution, and an online learning institution.