Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ: LOPE) kicked off on Friday, down -0.95% from the previous trading day, before settling in for the closing price of $180.0. Over the past 52 weeks, LOPE has traded in a range of $149.83-$223.04.
Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Consumer Defensive sector was 7.56%. While this was happening, its average annual earnings per share was recorded 12.94%. With a float of $27.36 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $28.00 million.
Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) Insider Activity
Our next focus will be how large-scale investors are participating in this stock of the Education & Training Services Industry. The insider ownership of Grand Canyon Education Inc is 2.16%, while institutional ownership is 98.07%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 11 ’25, was worth 99,690. In this transaction Director of this company sold 600 shares at a rate of $166.15, taking the stock ownership to the 3,131 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 11 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 600 for $166.15, making the entire transaction worth $99,687.
Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) Earnings and Forecasts
In the latest quarterly report, which was put into the public domain on 12/31/2024, the organization reported 2.95 earnings per share (EPS), higher than consensus estimate (set at 2.94) by 0.01. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.74 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 12.94% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 10.06% during the next five years compared to 7.56% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ: LOPE) Trading Performance Indicators
Take a look at Grand Canyon Education Inc’s (LOPE) current performance indicators. Last quarter, stock had a quick ratio of 3.17. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.57. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.62.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 7.41, a number that is poised to hit 3.19 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.93 in one year’s time.
