First Trust Advisors LP Has $7.91 Million Stock Holdings in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. $LOPE

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Aug 2nd, 2026

First Trust Advisors LP trimmed its position in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE – Free Report) by 31.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 46,547 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,874 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Grand Canyon Education were worth $7,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in LOPE. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 252.6% during the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 16,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,676,000 after buying an additional 11,538 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 83.9% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 21,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,535,000 after buying an additional 9,701 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in Grand Canyon Education by 523.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 194,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,370,000 after buying an additional 163,397 shares during the period. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 613,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,010,000 after acquiring an additional 90,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in Grand Canyon Education by 109.4% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 25,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,308,000 after acquiring an additional 13,535 shares during the period. 94.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Grand Canyon Education

Here are the key news stories impacting Grand Canyon Education this week:

Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter results exceeded expectations: adjusted EPS was reported at $1.81 versus the $1.69 consensus, while revenue reached approximately $264.1 million, ahead of the $261.8 million estimate. Revenue increased 6.7% year over year, and EPS rose from $1.53 a year earlier. Grand Canyon Education Q2 earnings report
Positive Sentiment: Grand Canyon Education raised its full-year 2026 EPS outlook to $10.18-$10.32, above the roughly $10.07 analyst consensus. The company expects full-year revenue of approximately $1.2 billion. Grand Canyon Education second-quarter 2026 results
Positive Sentiment: Management outlined a long-term expansion strategy targeting as many as 80 hybrid learning locations and plans to open a law school in fall 2027, potentially adding new growth opportunities beyond its existing university-partner network. Grand Canyon Education hybrid locations and law school plans
Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter EPS guidance of $1.74-$1.78 fell well below the $1.83 consensus estimate. Revenue guidance of $268.5 million-$270.5 million was broadly in line with expectations, making the weaker profit outlook the primary near-term concern. Grand Canyon Education earnings report and conference call

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LOPE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $198.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Barrington Research set a $200.00 target price on Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial set a $100.00 price target on Grand Canyon Education in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $161.67.

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Grand Canyon Education Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of NASDAQ LOPE opened at $145.34 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $147.37 and its 200-day moving average is $160.20. The stock has a market cap of $3.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.57. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $134.27 and a twelve month high of $223.04.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.14. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 19.63% and a return on equity of 35.82%. The company had revenue of $264.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $261.87 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.53 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Grand Canyon Education, Inc. will post 10.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

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Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides a suite of higher‐education services through a long-term agreement with Grand Canyon University (GCU), one of the nation’s largest private Christian universities. The company’s offerings encompass a full range of academic and operational support functions, including enrollment management, student recruitment, curriculum development, instructional delivery, and technology infrastructure. Through its online program management capabilities, Grand Canyon Education helps design, market and deliver undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to meet the needs of both traditional and non‐traditional learners.

Core services include digital marketing, admissions support, student success coaching, learning management systems and faculty recruitment.