Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Makes New $1.45 Million Investment in Graham Holdings Company $GHC

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in shares of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,231 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,449,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Graham by 1.3% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $757,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Graham by 55.0% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 31 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Graham by 68.8% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 27 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its stake in shares of Graham by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 695 shares of the company’s stock worth $818,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,852,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GHC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Graham in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Graham from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Graham Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:GHC opened at $1,153.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,094.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,055.58. Graham Holdings Company has a 52 week low of $873.13 and a 52 week high of $1,200.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.32. The company has a market cap of $5.03 billion, a PE ratio of 6.90 and a beta of 0.75.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $14.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.36 by $1.72. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Graham had a net margin of 14.93% and a return on equity of 6.29%.

Graham Profile

Graham Corporation is a U.S.-based industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in the design and production of vacuum and heat transfer systems. The company’s core offerings include vacuum pumps, exhausters, and energy recovery turbines, as well as steam surface condensers and specialized heat exchangers. These products are engineered to support critical processes in industries that require controlled environments and efficient thermal management.

In addition to its standard product lines, Graham Corporation provides aftermarket services such as equipment installation, field maintenance, performance testing, and spare parts supply.