Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Issues Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.610-1.740 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $250.5 million-$257.5 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LOPE traded down $1.27 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $186.01. 47,308 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 147,035. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.42 billion, a PE ratio of 24.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. Grand Canyon Education has a 12-month low of $126.17 and a 12-month high of $192.18. The business has a 50-day moving average of $170.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $155.40.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 30.91%. The firm had revenue of $292.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.62 million. Research analysts anticipate that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on LOPE shares. StockNews.com lowered shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Barrington Research upped their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Grand Canyon Education news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of Grand Canyon Education stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,516,366.18. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.