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

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 9.550-10.160 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 10.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Grand Canyon Education also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 2.700-2.730 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $220.00.

Grand Canyon Education Stock Performance

Grand Canyon Education stock opened at $154.60 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.74. Grand Canyon Education has a 1 year low of $149.37 and a 1 year high of $223.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $169.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.49.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.19 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $308.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $307.92 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 33.01% and a net margin of 19.54%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.95 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Grand Canyon Education

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 4,339.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 1,866 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 14.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 115,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,985,000 after acquiring an additional 15,019 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Grand Canyon Education by 2.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in Grand Canyon Education by 7.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 123,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,318,000 after purchasing an additional 8,421 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 156.9% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 37,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,462,000 after purchasing an additional 22,812 shares in the last quarter. 94.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.