Grand Canyon Education, Inc. - Common Stock (LOPE)
196.10
+3.26 (1.69%)
NASDAQ · Last Trade: May 10th, 1:30 PM EDT
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Previous Close
192.84
Open
192.22
Bid
109.84
Ask
313.21
Day's Range
191.61 - 197.00
52 Week Range
130.69 - 202.28
Volume
334,003
Market Cap
5.72B
PE Ratio (TTM)
24.67
EPS (TTM)
8.0
Dividend & Yield
N/A (N/A)
1 Month Average Volume
239,582
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About Grand Canyon Education, Inc. - Common Stock (LOPE)
Grand Canyon Education is a comprehensive educational services company that partners primarily with universities to provide innovative and scalable solutions to enhance student learning and support. Through its robust platform, the company offers a wide range of services including online degree programs, enrollment support, marketing, and infrastructure development. Grand Canyon Education is committed to improving student outcomes by leveraging technology and data-driven approaches, enabling institutions to expand their reach and optimize their educational offerings. By focusing on both academic excellence and operational efficiency, the company plays a vital role in the evolving landscape of higher education. Read More
Companies that consistently increase their sales, margins, or returns on capital are usually rewarded with the best returns,
and those that can do all three for years on end are almost always the legendary stocks that return 100 times your money.
Higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 5.3% year on year to $289.3 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $240.3 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $2.52 per share was 2.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and the rest of the education services stocks fared in Q4.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and the rest of the education services stocks fared in Q4.
Grand Canyon Education has had an impressive run over the past six months. While the S&P 500 has been flat, the stock has returned 20.6% and now trades at $173.35. This performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the education services industry, including Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) and its peers.
Higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) reported Q4 CY2024 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 5.1% year on year to $292.6 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $287 million, coming in 0.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $2.84 per share was 1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Consumer discretionary businesses are levered to the highs and lows of economic cycles. This volatility leads to big swings in stock prices that have worked in their favor recently -
over the past six months, the industry has returned 20.1% and beat the S&P 500 by 3.2 percentage points.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 education services earnings season.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) and the best and worst performers in the education services industry.
Wrapping up Q3 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the education services stocks, including Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) and its peers.
Grand Canyon Education trades at $160.59 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 13.5% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 8.8%.
