Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Issues Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.610-1.740 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $250.5 million-$257.5 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Monday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Shares of Grand Canyon Education stock traded down $1.50 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $184.02. 404,268 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 139,021. Grand Canyon Education has a 12-month low of $126.17 and a 12-month high of $185.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.18, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $154.97.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.01% and a net margin of 22.09%. On average, analysts forecast that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of Grand Canyon Education stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Grand Canyon Education

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services.