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

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 8.430-8.820 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 8.770. 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 Q1 2025 guidance to 2.500-2.520 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Grand Canyon Education stock traded down $1.50 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $184.02. 404,268 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 139,020. Grand Canyon Education has a 1 year low of $126.17 and a 1 year high of $185.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $170.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $154.97.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.01% and a net margin of 22.09%. Research analysts forecast that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on LOPE shares. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research note on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Grand Canyon Education news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total transaction of $249,105.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. This represents a 6.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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.