Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.500-2.520 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $286.5 million-$287.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $284.0 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Trading Down 0.8 %

LOPE stock traded down $1.50 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $184.02. The stock had a trading volume of 404,268 shares, compared to its average volume of 139,021. Grand Canyon Education has a 52 week low of $126.17 and a 52 week high of $185.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $154.97.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 22.09% and a return on equity of 31.01%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LOPE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a report on Monday, January 27th.

Insider Activity at Grand Canyon Education

In related news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of Grand Canyon Education stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total transaction of $249,105.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.