Lee Danner & Bass Inc. Has $9.67 Million Stock Position in Graham Holdings Company $GHC

Lee Danner & Bass Inc. increased its holdings in Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC) by 103.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,150 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,650 shares during the period. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. owned about 0.21% of Graham worth $9,674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of GHC. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 475.0% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 23 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Graham during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in Graham by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 46 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Graham by 29.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 53 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Graham by 600.0% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 56 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on GHC. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Graham in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Graham in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Graham presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Graham Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE GHC opened at $1,181.55 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,132.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,113.30. Graham Holdings Company has a 52 week low of $882.21 and a 52 week high of $1,224.76. The stock has a market cap of $5.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.49 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.79.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $16.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $13.11 by $3.68. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 billion. Graham had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 5.40%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.88 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 16th. This represents a $7.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Graham’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.13%.

About Graham

Graham Corporation is a U.S.-based industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in the design and production of vacuum and heat transfer systems. The company’s core offerings include vacuum pumps, exhausters, and energy recovery turbines, as well as steam surface condensers and specialized heat exchangers. These products are engineered to support critical processes in industries that require controlled environments and efficient thermal management.

In addition to its standard product lines, Graham Corporation provides aftermarket services such as equipment installation, field maintenance, performance testing, and spare parts supply.