Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Phoenix, United States | NasdaqGS
151.19 USD
+1.00
(0.666%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 151.19 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:20 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case remains robust, driven by exceptional fundamentals including a 30% return on equity, strong free cash flow generation, and a multi-year price trajectory that has more than tripled over the last nine years. Despite the recent price slip and the statistical model's weak bearish lean, the business quality—evidenced by expanding margins and consistent enrollment growth—supports a solid buy rating. However, the short-term outlook is neutral; the stock is currently trading near its 50-day average but remains well below its 200-day moving average, creating a technical headwind. Options activity confirms this hesitation, with traders hedging against further declines while waiting for confirmation of the recovery. With no dividend to provide income, investors must rely entirely on capital appreciation, making patience essential until the price clears the 200-day resistance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.034476 |
| AutoTheta | 0.035586 |
| AutoETS | 0.035648 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.035648 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 0.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.873 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 15.565 |
| Revenue per Share | 42.268 |
| Market Cap | 3,940,772,864 |
| Trailing P/E | 18.15 |
| Forward P/E | 13.35 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Profit Margins | 19.63% |
| Website | https://www.gce.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:20 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (115 and 120), suggesting a fear of a deeper correction rather than immediate downside. Conversely, call interest is concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes (165, 200, 210), indicating bets on a recovery or continuation of the recent rally. The implied volatility skew shows elevated premiums for deep out-of-the-money puts compared to calls, reflecting asymmetric risk perception where the downside tail is priced as more probable than the upside surge.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.2558815 |
| Address1 | 2,600 West Camelback Road |
| All Time High | 223.04 |
| All Time Low | 9.49 |
| Ask | 150.8 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 284,690 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 355,326 |
| Average Volume | 355,326 |
| Average Volume10Days | 284,690 |
| Beta | 0.579 |
| Bid | 150.66 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 25.847 |
| City | Phoenix |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 151.19 |
| Current Ratio | 2.818 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 151.815 |
| Day Low | 150.28 |
| Debt To Equity | 15.565 |
| Display Name | Grand Canyon Education |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.182 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.104 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 358,792,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.31416 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.369 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.258 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,720,414,976 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.22667 |
| Eps Forward | 11.32333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.33 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 146.557 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.6329956 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.031612244 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -25.588148 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 223.04 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -71.84999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3221395 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 134.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 16.919998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12601472 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 134.27 - 223.04 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,227,191,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 25,089,657 |
| Forward Eps | 11.32333 |
| Forward P E | 13.352079 |
| Free Cashflow | 205,755,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Fullday Change | 1.0 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.665823 |
| Fullday Price | 151.19 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53271 |
| Gross Profits | 608,395,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02179 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.05447 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 26,065,037 |
| 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 | 3,940,772,864 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_44732496 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 224,206,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,914,707,907 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 150.88 |
| Operating Cashflow | 278,707,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.22023001 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.97 |
| Phone | 602 247 4400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 151.19 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 150.19 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 14.783894 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.8494215 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.4505649 |
| Profit Margins | 0.19632 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.692 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.665823 |
| Regular Market Day High | 151.815 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 150.28 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 150.28 - 151.815 |
| Regular Market Open | 150.88 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 150.19 |
| Regular Market Price | 151.19 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 234,942 |
| Return On Assets | 0.20431 |
| Return On Equity | 0.30979002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.067 |
| Revenue Per Share | 42.268 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 26,065,037 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0652 |
| Shares Short | 1,698,281 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,723,576 |
| Short Name | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.066599995 |
| Short Ratio | 4.8 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | LOPE |
| Target High Price | 200.0 |
| Target Low Price | 185.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 195.0 |
| Target Median Price | 200.0 |
| Total Cash | 274,526,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.668 |
| Total Debt | 104,212,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,142,066,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 8.33 |
| Trailing P E | 18.15006 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.9768 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 159.5796 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -8.389603 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.052573152 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 234,942 |
| Website | https://www.gce.com |
| Zip | 85,017 |