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Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) 50-Day SMA : $132.77 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Grand Canyon Education 50-Day SMA?

Moving averages are one of the core indicators in technical analysis. A Simple Moving Average (SMA) is simply the arithmetic average of stock price over a period. It is calculated by adding a selected range of prices, usually closing prices, and then dividing that figure by the number of time periods in that range.

The 50-Day SMA calculates the average price over 50 days. And the 20-Day SMA and 200-Day SMA calculates the average price over 20 days and 200 days separately.

As of today (2024-05-06), Grand Canyon Education's 50-Day SMA is $132.77. It's 20-Day SMA is $131.05 and 200-Day SMA is $126.33.


Competitive Comparison of Grand Canyon Education's 50-Day SMA

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Grand Canyon Education's 50-Day SMA, along with its competitors' market caps and 50-Day SMA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Grand Canyon Education's 50-Day SMA Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Grand Canyon Education's 50-Day SMA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grand Canyon Education's 50-Day SMA falls into.



Grand Canyon Education  (NAS:LOPE) 50-Day SMA Calculation

The formula for calculating SMA is:

SMA=( P1 + P2 + ... + Pn ) / n

where:
Pn is the price of the stock at period n.
n is the total number of periods.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Grand Canyon Education  (NAS:LOPE) 50-Day SMA Explanation

Simple Moving Average (SMA) is the arithmetic average of stock price over a period. The 20-Day SMA calculates the average price over 20 days. And the 50-Day SMA and 200-Day SMA calculates the average price over 50 days and 200 days separately. SMAs are often used to determine the price trend direction. A 200-Day SMA is usually a proxy for the long-term trend, while shorter periods indicate short-term trend.

SMA are commonly compared with stock price or different period SMAs to indicate a trading signal. Generally speaking, if the price goes above the SMA, or a short-term SMA crosses above a long-term SMA, an uptrend is expected, investors may want to go long or cover short. Conversely, if the price goes below the SMA, or the short-term SMA crosses below a long-term SMA, a downtrend is expected, investors may want to go short or exit long.

Two popular trading patterns that use SMA include the death cross and a golden cross. A death cross occurs when the 50-day SMA crosses below the 200-day SMA. This is considered a bearish signal, that further losses are in store. The golden cross is a bullish signal which occurs when a short-term SMA crosses above a long-term SMA.


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Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2600 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85017
Grand Canyon Education, Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE's most significant university partner is Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation that operates a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases and certificates across nine colleges both online, on ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona and at four off-site classroom and laboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through services agreements with its university partners.
Executives
Jack A Henry director C/O SIERRA BLANCA VENTURES, 1211 E. MISSOURI AVENUE, SUITE 222, PHOENIX AZ 85014
Lisa Graham Keegan director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Lori Browning officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Kathy J. Claypatch officer: Chief Information Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Sara R. Dial director 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85017
David Adame director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian E Mueller officer: Chief Executive Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
William Stan Meyer officer: Executive Vice President 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Joseph N Mildenhall officer: Chief Information Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel E Bachus officer: Chief Financial Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Dilek Marsh officer: Chief Data Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel J. Briggs officer: Orbis Education, CEO 2600 WEST CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Chevy Humphrey director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian M Roberts officer: General Counsel 18835 N. THOMPSON PEAK PARKWAY, SUITE 300 & 380, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Brent D. Richardson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017