AlphaQuest LLC Sells 1,170 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

AlphaQuest LLC decreased its position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 91.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 106 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,170 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $92,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Graham in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,773,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Graham by 10.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,361,000 after acquiring an additional 1,941 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Graham by 32.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,176,000 after acquiring an additional 3,327 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Graham by 8.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,344,000 after acquiring an additional 819 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in Graham by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 4,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,190,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Graham

In other news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the firm’s 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $389,534.60. This trade represents a 26.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 20.50% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Down 0.1 %

GHC stock opened at $937.69 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $927.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $880.03. 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 Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $993.49. The company has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.36 and a beta of 1.12.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Graham’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.37%.

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.