KBC Group NV Has $85,000 Stock Holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 60.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 104 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 39 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Graham were worth $85,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 5.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 371,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,990,000 after acquiring an additional 20,629 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its position in Graham by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 30,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,219,000 after purchasing an additional 7,179 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Graham by 80.3% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 20,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,067,000 after purchasing an additional 8,953 shares in the last quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 13.7% during the 2nd quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC now owns 9,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,883,000 after buying an additional 1,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Graham by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 9,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,293,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Up 0.7 %

GHC stock opened at $924.10 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a PE ratio of 17.96 and a beta of 1.11. Graham Holdings has a 1 year low of $618.84 and a 1 year high of $972.13. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $836.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $775.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Graham Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 17th were paid a dividend of $1.72 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 17th. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. Graham’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Graham from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th.

Graham 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.