26,275 Shares in New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. $EDU Purchased by Quantbot Technologies LP

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP has acquired a new position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group, purchasing 26,275 shares valued at approximately $1.26 million in Q1.
• New Oriental Education & Technology Group reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.61, significantly beating estimates, and an annual revenue growth of 9.4%.
• Recent analyst ratings vary, with firms upgrading and downgrading the stock, resulting in an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.60.

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:EDU - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 26,275 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,256,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Natixis grew its position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 39.2% in the 4th quarter. Natixis now owns 881 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC grew its position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 258.5% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 441 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 4,031 shares of the company's stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 824 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 3,700.0% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,330 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 1,295 shares in the last quarter.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE:EDU opened at $47.5310 on Friday. New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $40.66 and a twelve month high of $87.26. The company has a 50-day moving average of $48.84 and a 200-day moving average of $48.22. The firm has a market cap of $8.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.12 and a beta of 0.25.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.37. New Oriental Education & Technology Group had a net margin of 7.59% and a return on equity of 11.32%. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EDU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the company from $48.00 to $62.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. HSBC lowered shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $58.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.60.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Profile

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of private educational services. It operates through the following segments: Educational Services and Test Preparation Courses, Private Label Products and Livestreaming E-Commerce, Overseas Study Consulting Services, and Educational Materials and Distribution.

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