Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. lessened its stake in Adtalem Global Education Inc. (NYSE:ATGE - Free Report) by 20.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,251 shares of the company's stock after selling 8,529 shares during the quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. owned about 0.09% of Adtalem Global Education worth $3,346,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ATGE. LPL Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Adtalem Global Education in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $403,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Adtalem Global Education by 20.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 66,846 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,073,000 after purchasing an additional 11,123 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Adtalem Global Education in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $234,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Adtalem Global Education by 200.5% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 55,360 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,029,000 after purchasing an additional 36,937 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in Adtalem Global Education by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,497 shares of the company's stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.84% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity at Adtalem Global Education
In other news, Director William W. Burke sold 2,291 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.35, for a total transaction of $294,049.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 9,368 shares in the company, valued at $1,202,382.80. This trade represents a 19.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently weighed in on ATGE. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Adtalem Global Education in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. Barrington Research increased their price objective on Adtalem Global Education from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Adtalem Global Education from $115.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th.
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Adtalem Global Education Trading Up 2.3%
Shares of Adtalem Global Education stock opened at $121.99 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.71, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.88. Adtalem Global Education Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $68.60 and a fifty-two week high of $140.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $120.82 and a 200 day moving average of $112.09.
Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.15. Adtalem Global Education had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 13.26%. The business had revenue of $457.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $440.93 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.37 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Adtalem Global Education Inc. will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current year.
Adtalem Global Education declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, May 6th that permits the company to buyback $150.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 3.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Adtalem Global Education Profile
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Adtalem Global Education Inc provides workforce solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments, Chamberlain, Walden, and Medical and Veterinary. The Chamberlain segment offers degree and non-degree programs in the nursing and health professions postsecondary education industry. This segment operates Chamberlain University.
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