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New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (NYSE: EDU) closed the day trading at $46.59 down -2.35% from the previous closing price of $47.71. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of EDU, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.63 and its Current Ratio is at 1.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
On January 24, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $50.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on January 22, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $83 to $52.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 22 ’25 when Hsieh Louis bought 21,363 shares for $60.84 per share.
Hsieh Louis bought 21,363 shares of EDU for $1,321,729 on Nov 07 ’24.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, New’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.07.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EDU has reached a high of $88.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.89%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 163.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 155.98M. Insiders hold about 4.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.29% stake in the company.
