Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 10.180-10.320 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 10.070. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.2 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion. Grand Canyon Education also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 1.740-1.780 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on LOPE shares. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $198.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $100.00 target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Grand Canyon Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $171.67.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Shares of LOPE stock traded down $9.18 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $150.13. 499,224 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 310,956. The company’s 50 day moving average is $147.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.49. The company has a market cap of $3.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.57. Grand Canyon Education has a 1 year low of $134.27 and a 1 year high of $223.04.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.12. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 34.72% and a net margin of 19.54%.The firm had revenue of $264.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $261.80 million. As a group, analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education will post 10.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grand Canyon Education

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 30.9% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 649,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,980,000 after purchasing an additional 153,189 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its holdings in Grand Canyon Education by 48.0% in the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 483,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,358,000 after buying an additional 156,777 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 6,102.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 480,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,905,000 after acquiring an additional 472,714 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 31.2% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 339,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,930,000 after acquiring an additional 80,704 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 323,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,772,000 after acquiring an additional 17,375 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

About Grand Canyon Education

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides a suite of higher‐education services through a long-term agreement with Grand Canyon University (GCU), one of the nation’s largest private Christian universities. The company’s offerings encompass a full range of academic and operational support functions, including enrollment management, student recruitment, curriculum development, instructional delivery, and technology infrastructure. Through its online program management capabilities, Grand Canyon Education helps design, market and deliver undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to meet the needs of both traditional and non‐traditional learners.

Core services include digital marketing, admissions support, student success coaching, learning management systems and faculty recruitment.