Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.050-3.220 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $301.0 million-$311.5 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

NASDAQ:LOPE traded down $1.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $186.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 47,308 shares, compared to its average volume of 147,035. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $155.40. The company has a market capitalization of $5.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.03, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. Grand Canyon Education has a twelve month low of $126.17 and a twelve month high of $192.18.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 30.91% and a net margin of 21.90%. The business had revenue of $292.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.62 million. On average, equities analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. StockNews.com lowered Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barrington Research increased their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Insider Activity

In other Grand Canyon Education news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 21,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.