Barrington Research Has Positive Outlook of LOPE Q3 Earnings

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) – Research analysts at Barrington Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Grand Canyon Education in a research report issued on Thursday, August 7th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will earn $1.78 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.68. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $215.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Grand Canyon Education’s current full-year earnings is $8.81 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Grand Canyon Education’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.09 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Grand Canyon Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday.

Grand Canyon Education Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ LOPE opened at $198.23 on Friday. Grand Canyon Education has a 12 month low of $130.69 and a 12 month high of $202.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.00, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50-day moving average of $180.76 and a 200-day moving average of $179.82.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.16. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.50% and a net margin of 22.15%. The company had revenue of $247.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $240.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.19 earnings per share. Grand Canyon Education’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Grand Canyon Education

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Grand Canyon Education in the first quarter worth approximately $232,000. Convergence Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Grand Canyon Education in the first quarter worth approximately $249,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 244.2% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 716 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,000 after buying an additional 508 shares in the last quarter. 111 Capital purchased a new stake in Grand Canyon Education in the fourth quarter worth approximately $528,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 5.2% in the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 43,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,513,000 after buying an additional 2,163 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services.