New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume on Analyst Upgrade

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE:EDU) saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday after Citigroup raised their price target on the stock from $66.00 to $127.00. Citigroup currently has a buy rating on the stock. 1,685,429 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 4% from the previous session’s volume of 1,753,971 shares.The stock last traded at $80.52 and had previously closed at $77.08.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on EDU. StockNews.com cut shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on New Oriental Education & Technology Group from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $97.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On New Oriental Education & Technology Group

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EDU. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 1,642.9% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 610 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $200,000. AFG Fiduciary Services Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $218,000. Yousif Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $231,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $235,000.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $89.25 and a 200 day moving average of $78.82. The company has a market cap of $14.13 billion, a PE ratio of 44.76 and a beta of 0.49.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.23). The company had revenue of $869.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $814.01 million. New Oriental Education & Technology Group had a net margin of 7.72% and a return on equity of 8.11%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.01 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. will post 2.02 EPS for the current year.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Company Profile

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc provides private educational services under the New Oriental brand in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through four segments: Educational Services and Test Preparation Courses; Online Education and Other Services; Overseas Study Consulting Services; and Educational Materials and Distribution.