MetLife Investment Management LLC Has $3.27 Million Stock Holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 5.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,755 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC owned 0.09% of Graham worth $3,274,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,941 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Graham by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,344,000 after buying an additional 819 shares during the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter valued at $437,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Graham during the fourth quarter worth $635,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Graham by 188.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 588 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after acquiring an additional 384 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Graham from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Graham Trading Down 0.3 %

Graham stock opened at $915.29 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $935.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $909.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.92 and a beta of 0.92. 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 52 week low of $683.00 and a 52 week high of $1,003.53.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Graham’s payout ratio is presently 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.