Capital Fund Management S.A. Sells 40,456 Shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. $EDU

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. significantly reduced its stake in New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 61.6%, now holding 25,169 shares valued at approximately $1.2 million.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with two analysts rating it as a Buy, five as Hold, and one as Sell, leading to an average target price of $51.60.
• New Oriental reported strong earnings with $0.61 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, while revenue increased by 9.4% year-over-year.

Capital Fund Management S.A. lowered its position in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:EDU - Free Report) by 61.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,169 shares of the company's stock after selling 40,456 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A.'s holdings in New Oriental Education & Technology Group were worth $1,203,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in New Oriental Education & Technology Group during the 1st quarter valued at $54,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,295 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in the 1st quarter worth about $72,000. BNP Paribas purchased a new stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in the 4th quarter worth about $113,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in the 1st quarter worth about $136,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on EDU. Citigroup raised shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $77.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $48.00 to $62.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, HSBC lowered shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $51.60.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Price Performance

Shares of EDU stock traded up $0.84 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $47.99. 1,078,516 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 907,466. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $48.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $48.11. New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $40.66 and a 12-month high of $87.26.

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

About New Oriental Education & Technology Group

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.