LOPE - Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (GCE) furnishes a broad spectrum of educational support services to higher education institutions throughout the United States. Its comprehensive suite of offerings encompasses technology solutions, such as learning management systems, internal administrative platforms, and critical infrastructure and technical support.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $144.44, ATM IV 26.3%, max pain $150.00, net GEX -$307.0K.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market Cap
- $3.85B
- P/E Ratio
- 17.67
- Beta
- 0.56
- 52-Week Range
- 140.02-223.04
- CEO
- Brian E. Mueller
- Employees
- 4,092
- IPO Date
- Nov 20, 2008
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What LOPE Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 16.7% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$307.0K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.027) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The LOPE overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked LOPE overview questions
- What is LOPE?
- LOPE is the ticker symbol for Grand Canyon Education, Inc., a listed security. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (GCE) furnishes a broad spectrum of educational support services to higher education institutions throughout the United States. Listed on NASDAQ. LOPE is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the LOPE options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the LOPE options snapshot shows spot at $144.44, ATM IV 26.3%, IV rank 16.7%, max pain $150.00, net GEX -$307.0K, expected move 7.54%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are LOPE's key statistics?
- Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) carries a market capitalization of $3.85B, trailing P/E ratio of 17.67, beta of 0.56 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 140.02-223.04. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does LOPE belong to?
- Grand Canyon Education, Inc. operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Education & Training Services industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare LOPE's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the LOPE data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).