The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Grand Canyon Education Inc shares valued at $97,835 were sold by Keegan Lisa Graham on May 12 ’25. At $195.67 per share, Keegan Lisa Graham sold 500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,672 shares worth approximately $0.52 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Keegan Lisa Graham purchased 500 shares, netting a total of over 97,415 in proceeds.
Before that, Claypatch Kathy J. had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $268,545, the CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER traded Grand Canyon Education Inc shares for $179.03 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $1.48 million.
As published in a research note from Barrington Research on May 03, 2023, Grand Canyon Education Inc [LOPE] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $140. Analysts at Berenberg downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of October 20, 2020, Berenberg has initiated its “Buy” rating for LOPE. Earlier on September 11, 2020, Sidoti upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for LOPE stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing LOPE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Grand Canyon Education Inc [NASDAQ: LOPE] rose 13.15% to $194.68. The stock’s lowest price that day was $187.0, but it reached a high of $200.555 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 15.45%. Over the course of the year, Grand Canyon Education Inc shares have jumped approximately 32.13%.
Is Grand Canyon Education Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Grand Canyon Education Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by 16665.0 shares to 0.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.4 million shares. A decline of -4.35% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.74 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.74.
Which companies own the most shares of Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE)?
In terms of Grand Canyon Education Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 215 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.96% from the previous closing price of $172.05. Analysts anticipate Grand Canyon Education Inc stock to reach 215 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 215. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Grand Canyon Education Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
