Victory Capital Management Inc. Sells 283 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Victory Capital Management Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 9.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,669 shares of the company’s stock after selling 283 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Graham were worth $2,327,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 55.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 558.3% during the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 79 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 60.0% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 104 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Graham by 44.0% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graham by 30.0% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of Graham stock opened at $938.24 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $926.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $879.03. Graham Holdings has a twelve month low of $683.00 and a twelve month high of $993.49. The firm has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 1.12.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a $1.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.77%. Graham’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graham

In other Graham news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total value of $140,126.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 442 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $389,534.60. The trade was a 26.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 20.50% of the company’s stock.

Graham Company 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.