Capella Education Company Profile (NASDAQ:CPLA)

About Capella Education

Capella Education Company is an online postsecondary education services company. The Company's academic programs are delivered through its subsidiary, Capella University (the University), which is an online academic institution offering online postsecondary education services primarily to working adults. The Company also offers educational programming through its other subsidiaries, including Arden University, Ltd., which is a provider of United Kingdom university distance learning qualifications that markets, develops and delivers these programs across the world; Sophia Learning LLC (Sophia), which supports self-paced learning; Capella Learning Solutions (CLS), provides online training solutions and services to corporate partners, which are delivered through the Company's online learning platform, and Hackbright Academy, which is a non-degree software engineering school for women. The Company's subsidiary, DevMountain, LLC, is involved in software coding industry.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Education & Training Services
Sub-Industry: Education Services
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: CPLA
CUSIP: 13959410

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $57.66
50 Day Moving Average: $59.32
200 Day Moving Average: $54.86
52-Week Range: $39.06 - $63.01
Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.88
Foreward P/E Ratio: 15.98
P/E Growth: 2.08
Market Cap: $666.72M
Outstanding Shares: 11,563,000
Beta: 1.1

Profitability:

Net Margins: 9.12%
Return on Equity: 20.80%
Return on Assets: 15.87%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 2.64%
Quick Ratio: 2.64%

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Consensus Ratings for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.75)
Consensus Price Target:	$58.50 (1.40% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/19/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$70.00
7/27/2016	Barrington Research	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$60.00 -> $66.00
1/22/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$47.00
10/28/2015	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$51.00
7/29/2015	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Hold	$60.00 -> $54.00
4/29/2015	Stifel Nicolaus	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$65.00
2/13/2015	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Boost Price Target		$75.00
2/5/2015	First Analysis	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight	$72.00 -> $77.00

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/25/2016
7/26/2016	Q216	$0.87	$0.82	$105.93 million	$106.70 million	View	Listen
4/26/2016	Q116	$0.81	$0.78	$105.16 million	$105.40 million	View	Listen
2/11/2016	Q415	$0.96	$0.96	$109.35 million	$109.50 million	View	Listen
10/27/2015	Q315	$0.67	$0.67	$104.79 million	$103.70 million	View	Listen
7/28/2015	Q215	$0.81	$0.83	$108.20 million	$108.00 million	View	Listen
4/28/2015	Q115	$0.83	$0.80	$109.22 million	$109.10 million	View	N/A
2/12/2015	Q414	$0.92	$0.99	$109.33 million	$108.40 million	View	N/A
10/28/2014	Q314	$0.55	$0.62	$102.14 million	$103.10 million	View	Listen
7/29/2014	Q214	$0.84	$0.72	$104.30 million	$104.80 million	View	Listen
4/29/2014	Q114	$0.73	$0.70	$104.60 million	$105.60 million	View	Listen
2/18/2014	Q413	$0.76	$0.79	$106.44 million	$106.00 million	View	Listen
10/22/2013	Q313	$0.40	$0.48	$99.95 million	$100.70 million	View	Listen
7/23/2013	Q2 2013	$0.66	$0.83	$102.66 million	$103.70 million	View	N/A
4/23/2013	Q1 2013	$0.62	$0.70	$104.00 million	$109.40 million	View	Listen
2/12/2013	Q4 2012	$0.74	$0.68	$106.09 million	$107.00 million	View	Listen
10/23/2012		$0.28	$0.39			View	N/A
7/24/2012		$0.64	$0.85			View	N/A
4/24/2012		$0.78	$0.82			View	N/A
2/14/2012		$0.91	$0.85			View	N/A
10/25/2011		$0.60	$0.66			View	N/A
7/26/2011		$0.90	$0.99			View	N/A
4/26/2011		$0.83	$0.90			View	N/A
2/15/2011		$1.10	$1.09			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.49 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.61 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$0.80	$0.84	$0.82
Q2 2016	2	$0.82	$0.96	$0.89
Q3 2016	2	$0.61	$0.62	$0.62
Q4 2016	2	$0.93	$0.97	$0.95

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA)

Annual Dividend:	$1.56
Dividend Yield:	2.70%
Payout Ratio:	48.30% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 44.70% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 43.21% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/5/2016	quarterly	$0.39	2.6%	8/24/2016	8/26/2016	10/14/2016
5/4/2016	quarterly	$0.39	2.89%	5/23/2016	5/25/2016	7/15/2016
2/19/2016	quarterly	$0.39	3.46%	3/8/2016	3/10/2016	4/15/2016
12/10/2015	quarterly	$0.39	3.11%	12/21/2015	12/23/2015	1/15/2016
8/7/2015	quarterly	$0.37	2.9%	8/24/2015	8/26/2015	10/15/2015
5/6/2015	quarterly	$0.37	2.85%	6/1/2015	6/3/2015	7/15/2015
2/20/2015	quarterly	$0.37	2.26%	3/10/2015	3/12/2015	4/15/2015
12/10/2014	quarterly	$0.37	2.17%	12/22/2014	12/24/2014	1/15/2015
8/7/2014	quarterly	$0.35	2.1%	9/8/2014	9/10/2014	10/10/2014
5/6/2014	quarterly	$0.35	2.42%	6/9/2014	6/11/2014	7/10/2014
2/20/2014	quarterly	$0.35	2.13%	3/24/2014	3/26/2014	4/10/2014
12/6/2013	special	$0.35		12/19/2013	12/23/2013	1/10/2014
12/5/2013	quarterly	$0.35		12/19/2013	12/23/2013	1/10/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.50%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 90.37%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/25/2016	Darrell R Tukua	Director	Sell	5,000	$61.23	$306,150.00
8/22/2016	Steven L Polacek	CFO	Sell	2,894	$62.00	$179,428.00
8/19/2016	J Kevin Gilligan	CEO	Sell	16,892	$59.23	$1,000,513.16
5/18/2016	Darrell R Tukua	Director	Sell	250	$52.23	$13,057.50
4/19/2016	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	5,650	$50.95	$287,867.50
4/18/2016	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	103,257	$50.69	$5,234,097.33
4/13/2016	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	90,841	$50.20	$4,560,218.20
4/8/2016	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	50,133	$50.46	$2,529,711.18
4/5/2016	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	50,119	$51.94	$2,603,180.86
10/21/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	12,600	$54.13	$682,038.00
10/20/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	37,600	$55.12	$2,072,512.00
10/19/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	18,573	$53.03	$984,926.19
10/9/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	15,200	$52.96	$804,992.00
10/8/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	36,466	$52.92	$1,929,780.72
8/31/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	3,900	$50.00	$195,000.00
8/26/2015	J Kevin Gilligan	CEO	Buy	1,000	$47.48	$47,480.00
8/14/2015	Jody Miller	Director	Sell	6,165	$49.70	$306,400.50
7/8/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	12,800	$52.41	$670,848.00
7/7/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	25,000	$52.64	$1,316,000.00
7/6/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	15,500	$54.43	$843,665.00
6/2/2015	H James Dallas	Director	Buy	1,859	$53.79	$99,995.61
1/26/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	12,314	$70.01	$862,103.14
1/21/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	1,690	$70.00	$118,300.00
1/16/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	4,196	$70.14	$294,307.44
1/14/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	9,569	$70.12	$670,978.28
1/9/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	17,036	$71.20	$1,212,963.20
1/7/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	17,345	$70.53	$1,223,342.85
1/5/2015	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	17,850	$73.49	$1,311,796.50
11/14/2014	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	3,223	$69.44	$223,805.12
11/13/2014	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	48,458	$69.30	$3,358,139.40
11/10/2014	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	35,411	$69.01	$2,443,713.11
11/5/2014	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	38,158	$69.52	$2,652,744.16
11/3/2014	Stephen G Shank	Director	Sell	74,750	$71.06	$5,311,735.00
8/11/2014	Gregory W Thom	SVP	Sell	1,379	$67.50	$93,082.50
8/8/2014	Gregory W Thom	SVP	Sell	14,096	$65.99	$930,195.04
8/7/2014	Gregory W Thom	SVP	Sell	7,224	$65.62	$474,038.88
8/6/2014	Gregory W Thom	SVP	Sell	8,881	$65.00	$577,265.00
8/5/2014	Gregory W Thom	SVP	Sell	4,944	$65.24	$322,546.56
8/4/2014	Gregory W Thom	SVP	Sell	3,426	$64.60	$221,319.60
6/6/2014	Andrew M Slavitt	Director	Sell	11,300	$55.83	$630,879.00
5/28/2014	Michael L Lomax	Director	Sell	1,414	$57.12	$80,767.68
5/5/2014	Jeffrey Taylor	Director	Sell	1,400	$60.16	$84,224.00
5/2/2014	Darrell Tukua	Director	Sell	1,282	$60.00	$76,920.00
12/12/2013	Jody Miller	Director	Sell	1,996	$64.63	$129,001.48
5/13/2013	Darrell R Tukua	Director	Sell	3,993	$40.00	$159,720.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Capella Education (NASDAQ:CPLA)

Date	Headline
	Capella Education Company to Report Third Quarter 2016 Results on Oct. 25, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.publicnow.com - September 27 at 4:22 PM
	Capella Education Co. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : CPLA-US : September 23, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - September 23 at 9:31 AM
	Capella Education Co. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:CPLA) : September 14, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 4:25 PM
	Capella Education Co. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : CPLA-US : September 13, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - September 13 at 9:12 AM
	Capella University and SAS Award Four Full-Tuition Scholarships for Women in Analytics (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - September 9 at 4:17 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Capella Education Co. : September 9, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - September 9 at 4:17 PM
	CAPELLA EDUCATION CO Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - August 19 at 10:52 AM
	Capella Education Company to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.publicnow.com - August 16 at 4:25 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Capella Education Co. : August 12, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - August 12 at 4:21 PM
	Capella extends lease, but shrinks at 225 S. Sixth (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.bizjournals.com - August 10 at 4:28 PM
	Capella Education Co. :CPLA-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 10, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - August 10 at 4:28 PM
	CAPELLA EDUCATION CO Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibit (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - August 9 at 10:51 AM
	School Stocks Earnings Releases on Aug 4: LOPE, UTI (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 10:49 AM
	Capella beats 2Q profit forecasts (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.cnbc.com - July 26 at 12:35 PM
	Capella Education Company Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.publicnow.com - July 26 at 7:08 AM
	Q2 2016 Capella Education Co Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - July 26 at 7:07 AM
	Capella Education Company (CPLA) Hits New 52-week High During July 21 Session (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.equities.com - July 23 at 4:19 PM
	Capella Modernizes and Expands Benefit Offerings with BENEFITFOCUS® Marketplace (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 9:00 AM
	Capella Education (CPLA) Enters Overbought Territory (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 8:55 AM
	Capella Education Company (CPLA) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for July 12 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.equities.com - July 14 at 8:32 AM
	Capella Education Co. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : CPLA-US : July 1, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - July 1 at 8:10 AM
	Capella Education Company to Report Second Quarter 2016 Results on July 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.publicnow.com - June 29 at 4:31 PM
	Capella Education Co. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : CPLA-US : June 13, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - June 13 at 8:51 AM
	Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA) Sellers Covered 18.33% of Their Shorts - HNN (NASDAQ:CPLA) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 28 at 1:01 PM
	Earnings Review and Stock Rundown for Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA) - Wall Street Hints and News (NASDAQ:CPLA) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 27 at 2:04 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Capella Education Co. : May 18, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - May 17 at 8:12 PM
	Capella Education Co. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : CPLA-US : May 16, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - May 16 at 8:57 AM
	BRIEF-Capella Education says DevMountain has become unit of company (NASDAQ:CPLA) feeds.reuters.com - May 4 at 7:02 PM
	Capella Acquisition of DevMountain Extends Leadership Position in Job-Ready Skills Market (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 4:10 PM
	Capella Education Co. :CPLA-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - May 4 at 11:36 AM
	CAPELLA EDUCATION CO Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - May 3 at 5:19 PM
	Capella Education (CPLA) Beats on Q1 Earnings; Stock Up (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - April 27 at 11:30 AM
	Edited Transcript of CPLA earnings conference call or presentation 26-Apr-16 1:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 3:12 PM
	Capella beats 1Q profit forecasts (NASDAQ:CPLA) sg.finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 8:32 AM
	Q1 2016 Capella Education Co Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - April 26 at 7:07 AM
	CAPELLA EDUCATION CO Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - April 26 at 7:01 AM
	Capella Education Company Reports First Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.publicnow.com - April 26 at 6:55 AM
	Capella buys Hackbright Academy coding school for $18M (NASDAQ:CPLA) feeds.bizjournals.com - April 22 at 6:55 PM
	Notable Insider Sales Registered at Capella Education Company (CPLA) and Two Other Companies (NASDAQ:CPLA) feedproxy.google.com - April 6 at 1:20 PM
	Will Capella Education (CPLA) Continue to Surge Higher? (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - March 9 at 10:26 AM
	CAPELLA EDUCATION CO Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - February 18 at 4:37 PM
	Capella Education Company Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - February 18 at 4:05 PM
	Capella Education Co. Earnings Analysis: 2015 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - February 16 at 12:52 PM
	Edited Transcript of CPLA earnings conference call or presentation 11-Feb-16 2:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - February 11 at 8:42 PM
	Capella beats 4Q profit forecasts (NASDAQ:CPLA) sg.finance.yahoo.com - February 11 at 7:41 AM
	CAPELLA EDUCATION CO Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - February 11 at 7:10 AM
	Q4 2015 Capella Education Co Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NASDAQ:CPLA) biz.yahoo.com - February 11 at 7:07 AM
	6:48 am Capella Education reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; provides Q1 outlook ex-Arden University (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - February 11 at 6:48 AM
	Capella Education Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results (NASDAQ:CPLA) finance.yahoo.com - February 11 at 6:45 AM
	Capella Education Co. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:CPLA) : February 4, 2016 (NASDAQ:CPLA) www.capitalcube.com - February 4 at 1:48 PM