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Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) got hammered during Wednesday's after-hours session. It closed down almost 15% to $42.10. The 52-week low for the stock is $38.39 while the 52-week high is $76.86. As can be seen by the yearly range, the company isn't so popular right now. The one-year chart is rather...

Deutsche Bank is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Buy rating on Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL); it has a $65.00 price target on the stock. The DB analysts said that the company's recently announced one time new enrollment hit from the rollout of orientation (approx....

Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL) dipped 18.38% to $40.40 in the pre-market session. APOL has withdrawn its business projections for 2011. Corinthian Colleges Inc (NASDAQ: COCO) lost 7.97% to $5.54 in the pre-market session. Analysts at UBS initiated coverage of COCO with a “neutral” rating. Career...

Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) one time new enrollment hit from the rollout of orientation was not in the model but is now easily understandable. Deutsche Bank did not fully expect the approx. 10pt hit from negative press and the marketing shift. These items reduce our estimates but we still think...

Citigroup has published a research report on Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) following in-line 4Q results. In the report, Citigroup writes "At $1.26B in revenue, $354 in EBITDA, and EPS of $1.31, APOL's fiscal 4Q10(Aug) results were largely in-line with CIRA/Street estimates at $1.27/$1.26B and $356MM...

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. slashed the price target on Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) to $65 from $85, after the company reported substantially weaker than expected guidance for 2011. In the note sent to clients, J.P. Morgan states, "Yesterday after the close, Apollo reported 4QF10 (Aug) EPS of...

Barclays Capital downgraded Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: LLTC) from "overweight" to "equal weight." LLTC's shares closed at $30.80 yesterday. Linear Technology's 52-week trading range is $24.75 - $32.81. Societe Generale downgraded Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) from "hold" to "sell." GR...

Analysts at FBR Capital downgrade Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL) from "market perform" to "underperform." The target price for APOL has been reduced from $49 to $40. APOL shares lost 0.96% to close at $49.50 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) today reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended August 31, 2010. Consolidated net revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 totaled $1,259.4 million, which represents a 17.4% increase over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009....

Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Neutral rating on Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL); it has a $46.00 price target on the stock. The PJ analyst said that they expect few surprises when it reports Q4 earnings on October 13th. They added that the more...

MedQuist Inc (NASDAQ: MEDQ) dipped 13.19% to $10 in the pre-market session. MEDQ's shares have jumped 75.88% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has just gained 8.28% in the same period. Tongxin International Ltd (NASDAQ: TXIC) lost 12.16% to $3.25 in the pre-market session. TXIC's...

Goldman Sachs has published a research report on Global Internet Notables for the week of October 11, 2010. In the report, Goldman Sachs writes "For the week ending Monday, October 11, 2010, the market-weighted Internet average increased 1.7% week over week, underperforming the NASDAQ, up 2.5%, and...

Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws by Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA). The investigation focuses on whether a series of statements regarding Strayer's business, its prospects and its operations were materially false and...