NASDAQ:EDUC Educational Development (EDUC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $1.26 +0.03 (+2.02%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.42 +0.16 (+12.62%) As of 05/2/2025 06:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Educational Development Stock (NASDAQ:EDUC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get EDUC alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$1.23▼$1.5950-Day Range$1.16▼$1.4652-Week Range$0.92▼$2.49Volume41,519 shsAverage Volume21,543 shsMarket Capitalization$10.82 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company OverviewEducational Development Corporation, a publishing company, operates as a publisher of educational children's books in the United States. It operates through two segments, PaperPie and Publishing. The company offers various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as internet-linked books comprising science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. It markets its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers, and its internal tele-sales group; and through a network of independent sales consultants through internet sales, direct sales, home shows, and book fairs. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Read More… Educational Development Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks13th Percentile Overall ScoreEDUC MarketRank™: Educational Development scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's OpinionN/AAnalyst RatingN/A Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Educational Development. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Educational Development is -1.91, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Educational Development is -1.91, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEducational Development has a P/B Ratio of 0.24. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Educational Development's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.25% of the float of Educational Development has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEducational Development has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Educational Development has recently increased by 47.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldEducational Development does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthEducational Development does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about Educational Development's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.25% of the float of Educational Development has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEducational Development has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Educational Development has recently increased by 47.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media1.1 / 5News Sentiment0.06 News SentimentEducational Development has a news sentiment score of 0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Educational Development this week, compared to 31 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Educational Development insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders26.20% of the stock of Educational Development is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 19.60% of the stock of Educational Development is held by institutions.Read more about Educational Development's insider trading history. Receive EDUC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Educational Development and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address EDUC Stock News HeadlinesDOGE cuts hit Omaha children's education nonprofit at 'critical time'May 4 at 7:02 AM | omaha.comEducation lifted him from the barrio. He paid it forward in Fort Worth schoolsMay 3 at 4:00 PM | msn.comWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. Just this week, President Trump promised to buy a Tesla to help support Musk in the face of a boycott against his company. But according to one research group, with connections to the Pentagon and the U.S. government, Elon's preparing to strike back in a much bigger way in the days ahead.May 4, 2025 | Altimetry (Ad)Education research takes another hit in latest DOGE attackMay 3 at 2:04 AM | msn.comTrump budget calls for more than $1T in defense spending, massive cuts to education, foreign aid and environmentMay 3 at 2:04 AM | msn.comOregon school leaders denounce Trump’s proposed cuts to education, food aid, Head StartMay 2 at 4:03 PM | usatoday.comTrump education budget hits preschool funding, civil rights, but boosts charter schoolsMay 2 at 4:03 PM | msn.comTrump budget proposes $1 trillion for defense, slashes education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistanceMay 2 at 4:03 PM | msn.comSee More Headlines EDUC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EDUC shares performed this year? Educational Development's stock was trading at $1.65 at the start of the year. Since then, EDUC shares have decreased by 23.6% and is now trading at $1.26. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Educational Development's earnings last quarter? Educational Development Co. (NASDAQ:EDUC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January, 13th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Educational Development had a negative net margin of 15.15% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.71%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Educational Development's stock split? Educational Development shares split on the morning of Thursday, August 23rd 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, August 22nd 2018. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, August 22nd 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. How do I buy shares of Educational Development? Shares of EDUC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Educational Development own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Educational Development investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Gilead Sciences (GILD), NIO (NIO), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Energy Transfer (ET). Company Calendar Last Earnings1/13/2025Today5/04/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/21/2025Fiscal Year End2/28/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Staples Industry Miscellaneous nondurable goods Sub-IndustryWholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:EDUC CIK31667 Webwww.edcpub.com Phone(918) 622-4522Fax918-665-7919Employees170Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.66) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$550,000.00 Net Margins-15.15% Pretax Margin-20.64% Return on Equity-12.71% Return on Assets-6.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.61 Current Ratio3.64 Quick Ratio1.61 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$36.52 million Price / Sales0.30 Cash Flow$0.29 per share Price / Cash Flow4.28 Book Value$5.30 per share Price / Book0.24Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares8,584,000Free Float6,335,000Market Cap$10.82 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.12 Social Links Free Today: Your Guide to Smarter Options TradesLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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