TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL – Get Free Report) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock traders purchased 11,648 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 119% compared to the typical daily volume of 5,321 put options.
TAL Education Group Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:TAL traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $11.32. 3,765,399 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,015,199. The business’s fifty day moving average is $12.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.41. TAL Education Group has a one year low of $5.09 and a one year high of $15.52.
TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 25th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.02). TAL Education Group had a negative return on equity of 1.93% and a negative net margin of 5.30%. The company had revenue of $373.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $330.96 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that TAL Education Group will post -0.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Analyst Ratings Changes
TAL has been the topic of several analyst reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of TAL Education Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. TheStreet raised shares of TAL Education Group from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of TAL Education Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $10.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, TAL Education Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $12.37.
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About TAL Education Group
TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers tutoring services to K-12 students covering various academic subjects, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, political science, English, and Chinese.
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