TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) Stock Price Up 2.3%

Shares of TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL - Get Free Report) were up 2.3% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $11.75 and last traded at $11.66. Approximately 343,400 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 95% from the average daily volume of 6,789,945 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.40.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on TAL shares. StockNews.com cut TAL Education Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised TAL Education Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $10.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Finally, TheStreet raised TAL Education Group from a "d+" rating to a "c-" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $12.37.

TAL Education Group Trading Up 3.3 %

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $12.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.31. The company has a market capitalization of $7.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -107.09 and a beta of 0.15.

TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 25th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.02). TAL Education Group had a negative return on equity of 1.93% and a negative net margin of 5.30%. The company had revenue of $373.51 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $330.96 million. Equities analysts predict that TAL Education Group will post -0.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Yousif Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of TAL Education Group in the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of TAL Education Group by 50.5% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,550 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,191 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new position in shares of TAL Education Group in the 2nd quarter worth $55,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new position in shares of TAL Education Group in the 3rd quarter worth $66,000. Finally, Advisor Partners II LLC bought a new position in TAL Education Group during the fourth quarter worth about $71,000. 37.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About TAL Education Group

TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers tutoring services to K-12 students covering various academic subjects, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, political science, English, and Chinese.