Autumn Glory Partners LLC Acquires 2,171 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Autumn Glory Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 100.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,342 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,171 shares during the period. Graham comprises 1.4% of Autumn Glory Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Autumn Glory Partners LLC owned about 0.10% of Graham worth $3,568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of GHC. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Graham by 5.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 371,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,990,000 after purchasing an additional 20,629 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 7,179 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Graham by 80.3% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 20,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,067,000 after buying an additional 8,953 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in Graham by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 18,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,888,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Graham by 1.5% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 13,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,424,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

Graham Price Performance

GHC opened at $778.58 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $786.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $751.80. The company has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.28 and a beta of 1.11. Graham Holdings has a 12-month low of $563.63 and a 12-month high of $830.56.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $12.70 EPS for the quarter. Graham had a net margin of 2.89% and a return on equity of 5.22%. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter.

Graham Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 17th will be paid a $1.72 dividend. This represents a $6.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 17th. Graham’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.22%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Graham from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 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.