Education Services

Analysts at Barclays downgrade Corinthian Colleges Inc (NASDAQ: COCO) from “equal weight” to “underweight.” The target price for COCO has been lowered from $4 to $3. COCO shares dropped 5.21% to close at $5.28 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) from $135 to $119 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Cusick's Corner The market bounced off the lows and the bulls staged a comeback. I have been monitoring the market using Put/Call ratios to see if any current trend is potentially threatened. Today, the market Put/Call ratio hit the lows of .61, exhibiting a ton of bullishness,...

Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ: COCO) is trading higher today. At last check, COCO was trading at $5.60, up 7.28% from yesterday's close. Rumors circulated mid-day about potential interest in the company by Bill Ackman.

Shares of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) are higher on the session by 2.36%, currently trading at $5.21. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months; it is currently consolidating above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

Shares of ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI) are higher on the session by 3.50%, trading at $64.53. Overall call volume is now running at 3.45x the daily average, with 81% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 7,181 contracts have traded on the session so far. ITT Educational...

Sterne Agee has raised the price target on American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI) from $37 to $43 and maintains its Buy rating.

NEW YORK, January 3, 2011 – "Driven by a wide range of upbeat grassroots economic news, the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) jumped 2.2 points to 46.1 in December, breaking out of its previous range and indicating the economy could be picking up momentum at the start of 2011. The ESI...

American Public Education (APEI) has carved a unique niche for itself in the online post secondary education industry by focusing on recruits serving the U.S. military as well as federal, national, and local law enforcement personnel. Moreover, the company's part-time programs are well suited to...

American Public Education (APEI) has carved a unique niche for itself in the online post secondary education industry by focusing on recruits serving the U.S. military as well as federal, national, and local law enforcement personnel. Moreover, the company's part-time programs are well suited to...

While mortgage rates for 2010 on the whole averaged some of the lowest on record, average mortgage rates for the week rose to end the year on an uptick. Mortgage rates for the 30-year fixed mortgage are now at their highest level in seven months. The interest rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage...