Higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 5.3% year on year to $308.1 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $333.8 million, coming in 7.9% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $3.14 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 5.3% year on year to $308.1 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $333.8 million, coming in 7.9% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $3.14 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Grand Canyon Education currently trades at $171.68 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a small loss of 4.5%. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 10.1% gain during that period.
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Let’s dig into the relative performance of Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 education services earnings season.
Shares of higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE)
jumped 2.9% in the afternoon session after the company announced a $300 million increase to its stock repurchase program and its partner, Grand Canyon University (GCU), received formal recognition of its non-profit status from the U.S. Department of Education.
Shares of higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE)
jumped 2.8% in the afternoon session after the company announced a $300 million increase to its stock repurchase program. The expanded buyback program, which increased the total authorization to $2.545 billion, signaled management's confidence in the company's value.
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Shares of higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE)
fell 9% in the morning session after the company's third-quarter results revealed a significant decline in profit, largely due to a $35 million reserve set aside for a litigation settlement. While revenue grew 9.6% year on year to $261.1 million, boosted by a 3.5% increase in student enrollments, the top-line growth was completely overshadowed by plummeting profitability. The company's operating income fell 62.6%, and net income declined by nearly 60% from the prior year. The profit of $0.58 per share was a major disappointment, missing analysts' estimates by over 66%. Adding to investor concerns, Grand Canyon's full-year earnings guidance also fell short of Wall Street's expectations.
Higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 9.6% year on year to $261.1 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $307.5 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.58 per share was 66.3% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE)
will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what investors should know.
Shares of higher education company Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE)
fell 5.3% in the afternoon session after the company announced it would pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit concerning its compensation practices.
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