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

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 9.020-9.13 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 9.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. Grand Canyon Education also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 3.130-3.240 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Grand Canyon Education stock opened at $167.05 on Friday. Grand Canyon Education has a 1-year low of $152.76 and a 1-year high of $223.04. The company’s 50-day moving average is $207.75 and its 200 day moving average is $193.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.74.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78. The firm had revenue of $261.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $259.97 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.50% and a net margin of 22.15%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. Grand Canyon Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.020-9.13 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.130-3.240 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $220.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 24.8% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 412 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 102.7% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 758 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 384 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 20.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 955 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Grand Canyon Education during the 2nd quarter worth $216,000. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in shares of Grand Canyon Education during the 1st quarter valued at about $229,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.17% 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.