Education Services

Piper Jaffray has a Neutral rating and a $43 price target on shares of Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL). In a note sent to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We expect Apollo's F1Q results to be largely a repeat of the prior quarter: in line but decelerating revenues accompanied by a sharp decline...

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) just started spiking, gaining almost 3% on heavy volume. While 3% isn't a large move, the move was made at once in a straight line on volume. The stock had been flat prior to the move. Corinthian Colleges is a post-secondary education company that provides...

Cusick's Corner The market continued to whip around unchanged to slightly positive levels for the remainder day -- the March S&P settled at 1254.25. This type of action can be expected for a holiday week, plus throw in the snowstorm out East which left many traders at home. It's been a tough...

We recently upgraded our recommendation on Capella Education Company (CPLA), provider of online education, to 'Neutral' with a price target of $69.00. Earlier, we had an 'Underperform' rating on the stock. Capella Education's strong focus on working adults and exclusive online education has...

We recently upgraded our recommendation on Capella Education Company (CPLA), provider of online education, to 'Neutral' with a price target of $69.00. Earlier, we had an 'Underperform' rating on the stock. Capella Education's strong focus on working adults and exclusive online education has...

Cusick's Corner After the market's tight range yesterday and now again today, market watchers are taking notice of volatility's move to the upside -- specifically the VIX popping from 16 to 18. This is a little unusual considering the light volume, tight range and the offensive sectors, i.e. XLF,...

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CECO) 2,826 puts, 93 calls 2. SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM) 2,560 puts, 184 calls 3. OptionsXpress Holdings (NASDAQ: OXPS) 11,389 puts, 1,699 calls 4....

Shares of Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ: LINC) are lower on the session by 1.86%, currently trading at $15.31. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months and is currently consolidating between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on...

Shares of Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) are lower on the session by 0.35%, currently trading at $20.21. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently consolidating between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on...

With a view to enhance its educational sphere, Kaplan Inc., the subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (WPO), recently acquired one of the leading real estate education provider, J.Y. Monk, based in North Carolina. J.Y. Monk, which was founded in 1975, imparts pre and post licensing courses...

With a view to enhance its educational sphere, Kaplan Inc., the subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (WPO), recently acquired one of the leading real estate education provider, J.Y. Monk, based in North Carolina. J.Y. Monk, which was founded in 1975, imparts pre and post licensing courses...

Cusick's Corner The major markets remained quiet throughout today's trading session. This slower week may be a good time to do a little Watchlist housekeeping. Update your Watchlist entries in your optionsXpress account by logging into your account and clicking on Account tab > Alert Manager. You...