| Prev Close | 115.70 |
| Open | 115.84 |
| Day Low/High | 115.54 / 116.71 |
| 52 Wk Low/High | 71.00 / 116.50 |
| Volume | 324.63K |
| Avg Volume | 262.10K |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Shares Outstanding | 48.22M |
| Market Cap | 5.61B |
| EPS | 4.30 |
| P/E Ratio | 25.42 |
| Div & Yield | N.A. (N.A) |
The Education Department will rewrite the rules, known as 'gainful employment' regulations, to make them 'fair, effective and improved.'
Analysts see the for-profit educator as an attractive company thanks to its scale in Latin America.
Analyst ratings can sometimes be complicated, and we here at ETF Channel have noticed a bit of a paradox with Grand Canyon Education Inc . The average 12-month price target for LOPE — averaging the work of 4 analysts — reveals an average price target of $53.25/share.
Investors have poured hundreds of millions into education stocks recently, but education experts suggest caution.
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Connor Browne, portfolio manager of the Thornburg Value Fund, also likes Weatherford International.
Shares of Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) have fallen over 18% so far in 2015, but they have still outperformed the rest of the beleaguered for-profit education sector.
The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 08/31/2015 settlement date, which shows a 904,798 share increase in total short interest for Grand Canyon Education Inc , to 3,491,068, an increase of 34.98% since 08/14/2015. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.
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The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 11/14/2014 settlement date, which shows a 453,176 share increase in total short interest for Grand Canyon Education Inc , to 1,937,030, an increase of 30.54% since 10/31/2014. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) as a new lifetime high candidate
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) was upgraded to 'outperform' from 'neutral' at Robert Baird.
In trading on Monday, shares of Grand Canyon Education Inc crossed below their 200 day moving average of $42.48, changing hands as low as $42.25 per share. Grand Canyon Education Inc shares are currently trading down about 2.4% on the day.
Investors eyeing a purchase of Grand Canyon Education stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $42.87/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the September put at the $30 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of $1.10.
