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Grand Canyon Education DB:GKD Stock Report

Last Price

€154.00

Market Cap

€4.4b

7D

-3.1%

1Y

22.2%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

DB:GKD Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.4b

GKD Stock Overview

Provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. More details

GKD fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 41.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 6.38% per year

Earnings grew by 15.2% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months


My Notes

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Grand Canyon Education
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$154.00
52 Week HighUS$160.00
52 Week LowUS$109.00
Beta0.75
1 Month Change0.65%
3 Month Change22.22%
1 Year Change22.22%
3 Year Change108.11%
5 Year Change75.00%
Change since IPO1,471.43%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

GKDDE Consumer ServicesDE Market
7D-3.1%-0.6%-2.6%
1Y22.2%31.5%6.9%

Return vs Industry: GKD underperformed the German Consumer Services industry which returned 31.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GKD exceeded the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GKD's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GKD volatility
GKD Average Weekly Movement5.2%
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement4.6%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: GKD has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: GKD's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19494,934Brian Muellerwww.gce.com

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. The company also offers marketing and communication services that include lead acquisition, digital communications strategy, brand identity, media planning and strategy, video, business intelligence and data science, and market research services; and back-office services consisting of finance and accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement services.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Grand Canyon Education's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GKD fundamental statistics
Market cap€4.42b
Earnings (TTM)€215.70m
Revenue (TTM)€976.33m

20.5x

P/E Ratio

4.5x

P/S Ratio

Is GKD overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GKD income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.02b
Cost of RevenueUS$482.22m
Gross ProfitUS$536.49m
Other ExpensesUS$311.43m
EarningsUS$225.06m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)7.83
Gross Margin52.66%
Net Profit Margin22.09%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did GKD perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 22:35
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Steven PawlakBaird
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Alexander ParisBarrington Research Associates, Inc.