Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) Announces Dividend Increase – $1.80 Per Share

Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 16th,RTT News reports. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of 1.80 per share on Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.80%. This is an increase from Graham’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.72.

Graham has raised its dividend by an average of 4.4% per year over the last three years. Graham has a dividend payout ratio of 10.2% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings.

Graham Stock Performance

Shares of GHC opened at $897.72 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $909.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $822.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.57. Graham has a 1 year low of $683.00 and a 1 year high of $974.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.14.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graham

In other news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total value of $140,126.70. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 442 shares in the company, valued at approximately $389,534.60. This represents a 26.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 32.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of 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.