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Puts Purchased on Lincoln Educational Services (LINC)
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 1:05pm | 147Shares of Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ: LINC) are lower on the session by 0.06%, currently trading at $15.57. 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...
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ChinaCast Education Reports Director Purchase of 400,000 Shares
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 10:01am | 43ChinaCast Education Corporation (Nasdaq: CAST) today announced that Ned Sherwood, Non-Executive Director, increased his ownership of the Company through the purchase of 400,000 shares of common stock valued at $2.84 million in the open market on December 22, 2010.
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 8:33am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alere Inc (ALR) Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW) Avon Products Inc (AVP) Capella Education Co (CPLA) Checkpoint Systems Inc (CKP) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALERE INC (ALR): Free Stock Analysis Report AVIAT NETWORKS (AVNW...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 8:14am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alere Inc (ALR) Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW) Avon Products Inc (AVP) Capella Education Co (CPLA) Checkpoint Systems Inc (CKP) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALERE INC (ALR): Free Stock Analysis Report AVIAT NETWORKS (AVNW...
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BTDStocks.com Thursday, December 23, 2010 End-Of-Day Update
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 9:30pm | 340Today was another quiet day on Wall Street with low pre-holiday trade. Markets are closed tomorrow and will re-open on Monday. We are expecting more of the same type of low trading activity next week as 2010 comes to an end. From a support level perspective we are going to raise the support...
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Neutral on Strayer Education - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 10:06am | 567Strayer Education Inc.(STRA) is a prominent player in the for-profit post-secondary education industry. The company's sustained effort to expand educational programs and open new campuses has boosted enrollments and its top line. Total revenue for third-quarter 2010 came in at $147.6 million,...
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Neutral on Strayer Education - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 9:30am | 567Strayer Education Inc.(STRA) is a prominent player in the for-profit post-secondary education industry. The company's sustained effort to expand educational programs and open new campuses has boosted enrollments and its top line. Total revenue for third-quarter 2010 came in at $147.6 million,...
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BTDStocks.com Wednesday, December 22, 2010 End-Of-Day Update
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 9:54pm | 377The market is sounding like a broken record with much of the same. Once again stocks rose lightly to new highs on very light trade. Investor complacency worsened on not much movement in the major indexes as the Volatility Index (VIX) rose 6.3% making another three year closing low to 15.45. In the...
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Flunking Out - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 4:03pm | 1965Industry Rank Analysis 12-20-10 The for-profit educational industry is under attack. It receives a very high percentage of its revenues from students using government-backed student loan programs, and the dropout rates and default rates on those loans are much higher than the rates for either...
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CDEL Expands With the Signing of Three New Contracts
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 9:19am | 32China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) today announced that it has signed three new contracts relating to its business start-up training program offering.
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Flunking Out - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 12:00am | 1965Industry Rank Analysis 12-20-10 The for-profit educational industry is under attack. It receives a very high percentage of its revenues from students using government-backed student loan programs, and the dropout rates and default rates on those loans are much higher than the rates for either...
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BTDStocks.com Tuesday, December 21, 2010 End-Of-Day Update
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 9:28pm | 378Stocks advanced again today but without the backing of strong participation from investors. This has become the common theme of late which is a little scary to us. Even more common has been the euphoric bullishness among investors for stocks and jubilee predictions for 2011. Normally whenever you...
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Global Solutions from Kaplan - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 2:33pm | 617With a view to enhancing its educational reach, Kaplan Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (WPO), recently formed Kaplan Global Solutions for the Americas, which jointly with colleges and universities will provide education services and products through programs such as Global...
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Global Solutions from Kaplan - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 1:57pm | 617With a view to enhancing its educational reach, Kaplan Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (WPO), recently formed Kaplan Global Solutions for the Americas, which jointly with colleges and universities will provide education services and products through programs such as Global...
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Piper Jaffray Maintains Overweight Rating on New Oriental Education (EDU)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 8:33am | 76Piper Jaffray reiterates its Overweight on New Oriental Education (NYSE: EDU) shares. Piper Jaffray are raising their Price Target from $108 to $125 (32.2x FY12E EPS) on the heels of positive takeaways from visits to New Oriental learning centers in Beijing and Shanghai. Piper Jaffray remain...