Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Phoenix, United States | NasdaqGS
173.28 USD
-1.44
(-0.824%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:24 p.m. EDT
LOPE presents as a classic 'value trap' in the short term due to a weak statistical model predicting negative price momentum (-3.16% over 45 days) and negative recent price action, but remains a solid long-term hold (4/5) supported by strong balance sheet fundamentals (net cash position), robust Free Cash Flow, and a massive $300 million buyback that signals insider confidence in valuation. The near-term price action is being punished by cost basis and minor technical weakness, but the 15.5x forward PE and 35% operating margins justify a patient accumulation strategy for the multi-year horizon, ignoring the significant short-term noise and lack of dividend yield. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.048035 |
| AutoETS | 0.048049 |
| MSTL | 0.049480 |
| AutoTheta | 0.068625 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.256 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.29 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 14.368 |
| Revenue per Share | 39.698 |
| Market Cap | 4,846,377,472 |
| Trailing P/E | 22.47 |
| Forward P/E | 15.43 |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| Profit Margins | 19.54% |
| Website | https://www.gce.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:24 p.m. EDT: Near-term options show a classic 'iron condor' or range-bound setup with significant Open Interest (OI) at 165/170 for puts and 170/175 for calls on the April 17 expiration, creating a tight squeeze around the current price. However, forward-looking data for June 2026 reveals a massive divergence: while call interest is minimal, put holders are aggressively positioning with over 271 contracts (100% OTM focus at strikes 95/115), suggesting a long-term hedging strategy or bearish view against extended volatility. Implied Volatility (IV) is skewed, with near-term IV for puts at 0.58 vs calls at 0.42, implying a market expectation of downside risk or a specific event risk being priced in closer to expiration than support for upside.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.007844925 |
| Address1 | 2,600 West Camelback Road |
| All Time High | 223.04 |
| All Time Low | 9.49 |
| Ask | 188.82 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 222,780 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 279,240 |
| Average Volume | 279,240 |
| Average Volume10Days | 222,780 |
| Beta | 0.671 |
| Bid | 160.29 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 28.235 |
| City | Phoenix |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 173.28 |
| Current Ratio | 3.646 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 175.66 |
| Day Low | 173.12 |
| Debt To Equity | 14.368 |
| Display Name | Grand Canyon Education |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,581,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,581,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.105 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.059 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,579,200 |
| Ebitda | 343,223,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.31031 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 13.087 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.061 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,491,915,776 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.09 |
| Eps Forward | 11.23 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.71 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 165.4956 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 7.7843933 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.047036856 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 0.7844925 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 223.04 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -49.759995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.22309898 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 149.37 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 23.910004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.16007233 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 149.37 - 223.04 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,227,191,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 26,165,201 |
| Forward Eps | 11.23 |
| Forward P E | 15.430099 |
| Free Cashflow | 200,567,632 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53194 |
| Gross Profits | 588,360,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02118 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0422 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 27,968,477 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Ir Website | http://investors.gcu.edu/phoenix.zhtml?c=221997&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. operates as an education services company in the United States. The company provides technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; and academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites. It also offers counseling services and support, which includes admission services, financial aid, counseling services, and field experience counseling; marketing and communication services, including lead acquisition, digital communications strategy, brand identity, media planning and strategy, video, business intelligence, analytics, and data science, and market research and insights; and back-office services, such as finance and accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement services. In addition, it provides education services to 20 university partners. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was formerly known as Significant Education, Inc. and changed its name to Grand Canyon Education, Inc. in August 2005. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| Long Name | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,846,377,472 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_44732496 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 216,170,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,743,590,021 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 174.96 |
| Operating Cashflow | 273,491,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.35077 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.15 |
| Phone | 602 247 4400 |
| Previous Close | 174.72 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.173439 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.137064 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.381619 |
| Profit Margins | 0.19544001 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.524 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.4400024 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.8241772 |
| Regular Market Day High | 175.66 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 173.12 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 173.12 - 175.66 |
| Regular Market Open | 174.96 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 174.72 |
| Regular Market Price | 173.28 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,787,300 |
| Regular Market Volume | 69,510 |
| Return On Assets | 0.18856001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.28243 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.053 |
| Revenue Per Share | 39.698 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 27,143,454 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0422 |
| Shares Short | 1,146,553 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,100,968 |
| Short Name | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0558 |
| Short Ratio | 4.48 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | LOPE |
| Target High Price | 230.0 |
| Target Low Price | 196.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 213.0 |
| Target Median Price | 213.0 |
| Total Cash | 300,079,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11.192 |
| Total Debt | 107,323,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,106,070,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.71 |
| Trailing P E | 22.474709 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.1535 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 179.74875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.46875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.035987735 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 69,510 |
| Website | https://www.gce.com |
| Zip | 85,017 |