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

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.430-8.820 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 8.770. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. Grand Canyon Education also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 2.500-2.520 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on LOPE. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com cut Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th.

Grand Canyon Education Stock Down 0.8 %

LOPE traded down $1.50 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $184.02. 404,268 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 139,020. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $170.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $154.97. 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 PE ratio of 24.18, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.01% and a net margin of 22.09%. Equities analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Grand Canyon Education

In other Grand Canyon Education news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total transaction of $249,105.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Grand Canyon Education

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.