Piper Jaffray Upgrades Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) to Overweight; Solid Fundamentals and Potential Go Private Deal
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Up: 10 | Down: 11 | New: 6
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Piper Jaffray upgraded Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ: LOPE) from Neutral to Overweight with a price target of $52.00 (from $50.00).
Analyst Peter Appert commented, "Based on continued strong enrollment, revenue and earnings trends we think LOPE shares are worth $52 based on operating fundamentals. Based on the prospect of a go-private transaction, which the Board is now considering, we think LOPE's asset value could potentially approach (or exceed) $68. This creates an interesting risk/reward situation and, accordingly, we upgrade our rating to Overweight from Neutral."
The firm raised FY 2014 EPS from $2.24 to $2.35 and FY 2015 EPS from $2.51 to $2.60
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Shares of Grand Canyon Education closed at $43.22 yesterday.
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