New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) Sees Large Volume Increase After Analyst Upgrade

Shares of 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 changed hands during 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 brokerages have also recently commented on EDU. StockNews.com cut shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 4th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, New Oriental Education & Technology Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $97.67.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On New Oriental Education & Technology Group

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

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Trading Up 4.5 %

The firm has a market cap of $14.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.76 and a beta of 0.49. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.82.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) last posted its earnings results 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 for 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 was up 36.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.01 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share 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.