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Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $1.1B at a 19.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Truist Securities | Buy (init) |
| 2026-04-16 | Barrington Research | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-19 | Barrington Research | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-01-22 | Barrington Research | Outperform (main) |
| 2025-10-21 | Barrington Research | Outperform (main) |
| 2025-09-23 | Barrington Research | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.293 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 2.708 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.268 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.044 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOPE | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | 5/9 | 15.74 | 17.8 | +7.1% |
| STRA | Strategic Education, Inc. | 6/9 | 5.58 | 14.1 | +4% |
| GOTU | Gaotu Techedu Inc. | 5/9 | -3.82 | — | +40.9% |
| PRDO | PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp | 7/9 | 9.58 | 13.1 | +24.2% |
| DAO | Youdao, Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +9.6% |
| UTI | UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 6/9 | 1.91 | 33.6 | +14% |
| APEI | AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC | 6/9 | 4.2 | 31.7 | +3.9% |
About Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is LOPE financially healthy?
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does LOPE pay a dividend?
No, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is LOPE?
In FY2025, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. had a net margin of 19.5% and a return on equity of 28.9%.
Is LOPE overvalued or undervalued?
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. trades at about 18.4× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.1×–22.7×, median 19.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for LOPE?
The average Wall-Street price target for Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is $209.33, about 47.4% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is LOPE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Grand Canyon Education, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 17.8×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.