Quadrature Capital Ltd Invests $1.04 Million in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,036,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GHC. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 80.3% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 20,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,067,000 after buying an additional 8,953 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Graham by 31.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 30,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,219,000 after purchasing an additional 7,179 shares in the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in Graham in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,568,000. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new position in Graham in the second quarter worth $2,743,000. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Graham by 358.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,916,000 after purchasing an additional 3,726 shares during the last quarter. 62.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Graham Price Performance

GHC opened at $941.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.43 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $868.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $789.60. Graham Holdings has a one year low of $638.96 and a one year high of $972.13.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 17th were given a $1.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 17th. This represents a $6.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. Graham’s payout ratio is 13.47%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised Graham from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th.

Graham Company 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.