Quest Partners LLC Purchases 1,271 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Quest Partners LLC raised its position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 25,420.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,276 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,271 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $1,049,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of Graham by 60.0% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 104 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Graham by 8.4% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 155 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Graham by 13.9% during the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Graham by 100.0% during the third quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC now owns 4,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,568,000 after acquiring an additional 2,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graham during the third quarter worth $189,000. Institutional investors own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Graham Stock Performance

Shares of GHC opened at $906.69 on Thursday. Graham Holdings has a 12 month low of $613.39 and a 12 month high of $972.13. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $829.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $773.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.75 and a beta of 1.11. 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 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 17th were issued a dividend of $1.72 per share. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 17th. Graham’s payout ratio is 13.47%.

About Graham

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.