Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Phoenix, United States | NasdaqGS
162.56 USD
+2.32
(1.451%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:08 a.m. EDT
Grand Canyon Education presents a compelling case for a medium-term swing trade driven by a confluence of strong fundamentals and bullish options positioning. The company boasts exceptional financial health, highlighted by a robust 31% return on equity and a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of 2.8x. Fundamentally, the business is on a superior trajectory, having delivered a massive 407% cumulative gain over the last nine years with no consecutive years of decline at the end of the window, indicating sustained market validation of its quality. However, the stock faces a near-term headwind as it trades above its 200-day moving average, suggesting some profit-taking pressure after a strong prior year. The options market confirms this tension; while there is a notable buildup of call interest targeting higher levels, the presence of put volume suggests a floor is being established. With a forward P/E of 14x and strong earnings growth, the valuation remains reasonable relative to its performance. The lack of a dividend is a neutral factor for income investors but irrelevant for those seeking capital appreciation. Overall, the data supports a 'slight upside lean' with high conviction in the underlying business quality, making it a solid candidate for a momentum play as it attempts to reclaim its 52-week highs. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.068550 |
| AutoETS | 0.068551 |
| AutoTheta | 0.069286 |
| MSTL | 0.078753 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 1.48 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.001 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.498 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.60 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 15.565 |
| Revenue per Share | 42.268 |
| Market Cap | 4,237,001,728 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.51 |
| Forward P/E | 14.37 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Profit Margins | 19.63% |
| Website | https://www.gce.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move over the next few months, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes 170 and 175 for the October expiration, alongside significant call volume at 185 for December. While there is some defensive put buying at lower strikes (120-140) for December, the overwhelming skew is bullish, suggesting traders expect the stock to test resistance levels above current prices rather than face a sharp correction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.23117894 |
| Address1 | 2,600 West Camelback Road |
| All Time High | 223.04 |
| All Time Low | 9.49 |
| Ask | 173.97 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 256,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 319,464 |
| Average Volume | 319,464 |
| Average Volume10Days | 256,810 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Bid | 149.92 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 25.847 |
| City | Phoenix |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 162.555 |
| Current Ratio | 2.818 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 163.73 |
| Day Low | 160.375 |
| Debt To Equity | 15.565 |
| Display Name | Grand Canyon Education |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.182 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.104 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,822,400 |
| 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 | 11.018 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.461 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,953,050,624 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.21333 |
| Eps Forward | 11.31 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.33 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 150.7974 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 11.757599 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07796951 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -23.117893 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 223.04 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -60.485 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.27118456 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 134.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 28.284988 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.21065754 |
| 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 | 11.31 |
| Forward P E | 14.372678 |
| Free Cashflow | 205,755,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Fullday Change | 2.324997 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.4510373 |
| Fullday Price | 162.555 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53271 |
| Gross Profits | 608,395,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02179 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.08499 |
| 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 | 4,237,001,728 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| 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 | 3,933,996,034 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 161.61 |
| Operating Cashflow | 278,707,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.22023001 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.94 |
| Phone | 602 247 4400 |
| Previous Close | 160.23 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.915963 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.289124 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.7099445 |
| 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 | 2.324997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.4510373 |
| Regular Market Day High | 163.73 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 160.375 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 160.375 - 163.73 |
| Regular Market Open | 161.61 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 160.23 |
| Regular Market Price | 162.555 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,090,542 |
| Regular Market Volume | 176,298 |
| Return On Assets | 0.20431 |
| Return On Equity | 0.30979002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.067 |
| Revenue Per Share | 42.268 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| 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 | 0.0879 |
| Shares Short | 2,289,900 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,028,887 |
| Short Name | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.08979999 |
| Short Ratio | 6.68 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | LOPE |
| Target High Price | 200.0 |
| Target Low Price | 182.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 194.0 |
| 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 | 19.514404 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.8865 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 158.23955 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.315445 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.027271595 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 176,298 |
| Website | https://www.gce.com |
| Zip | 85,017 |