Is Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) Overvalued?
We dive into why Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) could be considered overvalued on 2026-07-30, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Jenna Brashear
Stock Evaluator: Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE)
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE
$145.34
-4.79
-3.19%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM
EST
Volume: 451,149
After Hours: $120.37
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0.12%
November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
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Volume: 72,713
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| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Consumer Discretionary | Diversified Consumer Services |
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COMPANY 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.
Commentary & Analysis
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | LOPE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $3,810.9 | $105.4 | 63% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 26.2 | 18.1 | 35% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.9% | 39.6% | 76% |
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| Float (Mil) | 25.6 | 12.1 | 33% |
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| Beta | na | 0.89 | na |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 395 | 214 | 55% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(14.8%) | 45.5% | 34% |
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| Growth | LOPE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 5.6% | 4.8% | 39% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (3.4%) | 13.3% | 35% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 7.2% | 19.3% | 42 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (37.4%) | (15.5%) | 13% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Current EPS | $1.790 | $10.193 | $11.313 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.823 | $10.073 | $11.163 | |
| # Rev Up | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.865 | $10.210 | $11.355 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 2.3% | 32.2% | 60.6% | |
| Financials | LOPE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,142 | $229 | 52% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $224 | $1 | 69% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $8.298 | $0.100 | 93% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $279 | $1 | 64% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($21) | $1 | 26% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $89 | $16 | 44% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $3,766 | $145 | 58% |
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| Valuation | LOPE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 5.70 | 2.05 | 81% |
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| P/E | 17.6 | 16.9 | 44% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 2.4 | 0.6 | 73% |
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| Ratios | LOPE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 53.3% | 48.2% | 65% |
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| Net Margin | 19.6% | 2.0% | 79% |
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| ROA | 23.1% | 0.6% | 97% |
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| ROE | 31.0% | 4.9% | 88% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 27.2% | 52.3% | 19% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 4 | 84% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Buffett: Hagstrom Screen
Factors: Value, Quality, Growth
Hagstrom identifies 12 basic principles that a company should possess to be considered for purchase.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.7% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.2 |
