Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.500-2.520 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $286.5 million-$287.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $284.0 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Grand Canyon Education Stock Up 4.3 %

Grand Canyon Education stock traded up $7.96 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $191.98. 161,712 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 139,608. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $170.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $155.18. Grand Canyon Education has a twelve month low of $126.17 and a twelve month high of $192.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.60 billion, a PE ratio of 25.23, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share 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%. The firm had revenue of $292.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $289.62 million. Analysts anticipate that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Grand Canyon Education news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of Grand Canyon Education stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total transaction of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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.