Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE): Price and Financial Metrics
LOPE Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $106.77 | 52-week high | $124.53 |
Prev. close | $104.72 | 52-week low | $78.37 |
Day low | $105.23 | Volume | 129,600 |
Day high | $107.02 | Avg. volume | 186,075 |
50-day MA | $112.63 | Dividend yield | N/A |
200-day MA | $103.84 | Market Cap | 3.28B |
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LOPE POWR Grades
- LOPE scores best on the Sentiment dimension, with a Sentiment rank ahead of 92.75% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for LOPE is in Quality, which has been heading up over the past 179 days.
- LOPE ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 23rd percentile.
LOPE Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 82.17% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- LOPE's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of merely 18.54% of US stocks.
- GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is 7.42%, greater than the shareholder yield of 77.99% of stocks in our set.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC are RAVE, CLFD, CPSH, ASGN, and SHOO.
- LOPE's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC's official web site, go to www.gce.com.
LOPE Valuation Summary
- LOPE's price/earnings ratio is 17.8; this is 17.02% lower than that of the median Consumer Defensive stock.
- Over the past 177 months, LOPE's price/earnings ratio has gone down 98.4.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for LOPE.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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LOPE | 2023-05-23 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 17.8 | 13.8 |
LOPE | 2023-05-22 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 18.2 | 14.0 |
LOPE | 2023-05-19 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 18.3 | 14.1 |
LOPE | 2023-05-18 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 18.5 | 14.3 |
LOPE | 2023-05-17 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 18.2 | 14.0 |
LOPE | 2023-05-16 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 18.0 | 13.9 |
LOPE Growth Metrics
- Its 2 year revenue growth rate is now at 12.55%.
- Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 127.49%.
- The 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -16.61%.

The table below shows LOPE's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
---|---|---|---|
2022-12-31 | 911.306 | 220.819 | 184.675 |
2022-09-30 | 903.982 | 214.694 | 198.761 |
2022-06-30 | 902.029 | 248.879 | 216.411 |
2022-03-31 | 903.763 | 293.552 | 240.31 |
2021-12-31 | 896.564 | 313.119 | 260.344 |
2021-09-30 | 883.477 | 337.635 | 261.986 |
LOPE's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- LOPE has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 80.61% of graded US stocks.
- LOPE's asset turnover comes in at 0.474 -- ranking 33rd of 50 Personal Services stocks.
- SP, WW, and CHGG are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with LOPE.
The table below shows LOPE's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 0.474 | 0.580 | 0.254 |
2021-03-31 | 0.470 | 0.584 | 0.261 |
2020-12-31 | 0.471 | 0.585 | 0.261 |
2020-09-30 | 0.467 | 0.578 | 0.250 |
2020-06-30 | 0.467 | 0.586 | 0.253 |
2020-03-31 | 0.468 | 0.590 | 0.250 |
LOPE Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of LOPE, see our LOPE price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $117.00 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.3 (Strong Buy) |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) Company Bio
Grand Canyon Education provides postsecondary education services in the United States and Canada, including graduate and undergraduate degree programs in the fields of education, healthcare, business, teaching, nursing, professional, and liberal arts. The company was founded in 1949 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Latest LOPE News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate LOPE as an investment opportunity.
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Loses -8.11% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why a Trend Reversal May be Around the CornerGrand Canyon Education (LOPE) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term. |
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Loses -9.36% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why a Trend Reversal May be Around the CornerGrand Canyon Education (LOPE) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term. |
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LOPE Price Returns
1-mo | -4.75% |
3-mo | -4.57% |
6-mo | -1.17% |
1-year | 20.86% |
3-year | 6.76% |
5-year | -5.80% |
YTD | 1.05% |
2022 | 23.28% |
2021 | -7.95% |
2020 | -2.80% |
2019 | -0.36% |
2018 | 7.38% |
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