Insight Inv LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Insight Inv LLC boosted its position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 0.8% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,629 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Graham makes up approximately 1.6% of Insight Inv LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Insight Inv LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $1,839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Graham by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 371,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,990,000 after acquiring an additional 20,629 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Graham by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 55,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,741,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Graham by 31.0% in the second 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 during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $18,160,000. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its stake in shares of Graham by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 18,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,888,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. 62.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GHC opened at $734.98 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $750.77 and a 200-day moving average of $736.52. The stock has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a PE ratio of 12.19 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.61. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $563.39 and a fifty-two week high of $822.18.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Graham from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th.

Graham 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.