Grand Canyon price target raised to $205 from $180 at Barrington

Barrington analyst Alexander Paris raised the firm’s price target on Grand Canyon (LOPE) to $205 from $180 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company’s Q4 topped estimates but its initial 2025 guidance is slightly below, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says that after a slower start in the first half of 2025, it expects Grand Canyon’s revenue growth to accelerate and margins to increase in the second half, leading to full-year margin expansion.