Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Expected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) is projected to release its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, July 30th. Analysts expect Grand Canyon Education to post earnings of $1.69 per share and revenue of $261.7960 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.08. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 34.72% and a net margin of 19.54%.The company had revenue of $308.76 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $307.75 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.57 earnings per share. Grand Canyon Education’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Grand Canyon Education to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Grand Canyon Education Trading Up 3.5%

NASDAQ LOPE opened at $144.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.11, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $160.73. Grand Canyon Education has a 12 month low of $134.27 and a 12 month high of $223.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 50.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,029,000 after purchasing an additional 4,091 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in Grand Canyon Education by 35.3% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 6,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,146,000 after buying an additional 1,798 shares during the last quarter. Summit Global Investments raised its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 8,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,481,000 after buying an additional 613 shares during the period. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in shares of Grand Canyon Education during the 4th quarter valued at $458,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 26,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,355,000 after acquiring an additional 462 shares during the period. 94.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on LOPE shares. Truist Financial set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $198.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Grand Canyon Education from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.67.

About Grand Canyon Education

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides a suite of higher‐education services through a long-term agreement with Grand Canyon University (GCU), one of the nation’s largest private Christian universities. The company’s offerings encompass a full range of academic and operational support functions, including enrollment management, student recruitment, curriculum development, instructional delivery, and technology infrastructure. Through its online program management capabilities, Grand Canyon Education helps design, market and deliver undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to meet the needs of both traditional and non‐traditional learners.

Core services include digital marketing, admissions support, student success coaching, learning management systems and faculty recruitment.