Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) Shares Sold by Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,079 shares of the company’s stock after selling 34 shares during the period. Graham makes up approximately 0.6% of Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. owned about 0.09% of Graham worth $2,841,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 1.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 365,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,328,000 after acquiring an additional 4,345 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 27,384.9% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 220,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $500,000 after acquiring an additional 219,901 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 1.0% during the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 133,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,334,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 4.6% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 75,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,218,000 after acquiring an additional 3,311 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 20.0% during the first quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 60,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,688,000 after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Down 1.7 %

Graham stock traded down $11.88 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $695.12. The company had a trading volume of 15,541 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,214. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $727.71 and its 200-day moving average is $675.91. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $551.36 and a fifty-two week high of $771.05.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 23rd. The company reported $10.94 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter. Graham had a net margin of 4.65% and a return on equity of 5.23%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 17th. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. Graham’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.83%.

Insider Transactions at Graham

In other news, Director Katharine Weymouth sold 556 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $712.99, for a total transaction of $396,422.44. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,420,989.07. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 32.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Graham from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday.

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.