NASDAQ:EDUCEducational Development Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Educational Development Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $14.82 -0.49 (-3.20 %) (As of 08/12/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$14.72Now: $14.82▼$15.8550-Day Range$8.03MA: $12.10▼$15.9952-Week Range$3.02Now: $14.82▼$19.76Volume65,500 shsAverage Volume36,065 shsMarket Capitalization$123.78 millionP/E Ratio20.03Dividend Yield1.62%Beta1.52 ProfileChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Educational Development Corporation, a publishing company, operates as a trade co-publisher of the line of educational children's books in the United States. The company offers various books, including Touchy-Feely board books, activity and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. It operates through two divisions, Home Business and Publishing. The Home Business division distributes books through a network of independent consultants, who hold book showings in individual homes; and through social media, book fairs, direct sales, and Internet sales. This division distributes its products to school and public libraries. The Publishing division markets books to bookstores, toy stores, specialty stores, museums, and other retail outlets throughout the country. The company distributes children's books published by Usborne Publishing Limited in the United Kingdom. Educational Development Corporation was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Educational Development. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesEducational Development has received 97 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesEducational Development has received 95 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentEducational Development has received 50.52% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Educational Development and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe EDUC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe EDUC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldEducational Development pays a meaningful dividend of 1.62%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEducational Development has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Educational Development insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 27.00% of the stock of Educational Development is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 18.18% of the stock of Educational Development is held by institutions. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Educational Development is 20.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.31.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Educational Development is 20.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 47.25.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEducational Development has a P/B Ratio of 4.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 0.8Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.79 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Miscellaneous nondurable goods Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Staples Current SymbolNASDAQ:EDUC Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK31667 Webwww.edcpub.com Phone918-622-4522Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.56 Current Ratio2.00 Quick Ratio0.80Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio20.03 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$113.01 million Price / Sales1.10 Cash Flow$0.77 per share Price / Cash Flow19.13 Book Value$3.47 per share Price / Book4.27Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net Income$5.64 million Net Margins4.71% Return on Equity21.22% Return on Assets8.98%Miscellaneous Employees193 Outstanding Shares8,352,000Market Cap$123.78 million Next Earnings Date10/8/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable $14.82 -0.49 (-3.20 %) (As of 08/12/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive EDUC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for EDUC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Educational Development's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus? Educational Development's stock was trading at $4.26 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EDUC shares have increased by 247.9% and is now trading at $14.82. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. When is Educational Development's next earnings date? Educational Development is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 8th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Educational Development. How were Educational Development's earnings last quarter? Educational Development Co. (NASDAQ:EDUC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 21st. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $20.16 million for the quarter. Educational Development had a return on equity of 21.22% and a net margin of 4.71%. View Educational Development's earnings history. How often does Educational Development pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Educational Development? Educational Development announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. View Educational Development's dividend history. When did Educational Development's stock split? How did Educational Development's stock split work? Shares of Educational Development split on the morning of Thursday, August 23rd 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, August 22nd 2018. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, August 22nd 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of Educational Development stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. What guidance has Educational Development issued on next quarter's earnings? Educational Development updated its first quarter 2021 IntraDay earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $36.5-38.5 million. Has Educational Development been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about EDUC stock have been trending somewhat negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Educational Development earned a coverage optimism score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Educational Development. Are investors shorting Educational Development? Educational Development saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,100 shares, a decrease of 66.9% from the April 30th total of 15,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Educational Development's Short Interest. Who are some of Educational Development's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Educational Development include HF Foods Group (HFFG), Revlon (REV), Carriage Services (CSV), Daily Journal (DJCO), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Village Farms International (VFF), Cadiz (CDZI), Greenlane (GNLN), Landec (LNDC), Amira Nature Foods (ANFI), Craft Brew Alliance (BREW), Limoneira (LMNR), Alico (ALCO), Calyxt (CLXT) and BRASILAGRO COMP/S (LND). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Educational Development own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Educational Development investors own include Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Comcast (CMCSA), Coca-Cola (KO), Netflix (NFLX) and PepsiCo (PEP). Who are Educational Development's key executives? Educational Development's management team includes the following people: Mr. Randall W. White, Chairman, Pres, Treasurer & CEO (Age 77)Mr. Dan E. O'Keefe, Corp. Sec. & CFO (Age 50)Mr. Craig M. White, Chief Operating Officer (Age 50)Ms. Heather N. Cobb, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (Age 43) What is Educational Development's stock symbol? Educational Development trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EDUC." How do I buy shares of Educational Development? Shares of EDUC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Educational Development's stock price today? One share of EDUC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.82. How big of a company is Educational Development? Educational Development has a market capitalization of $123.78 million and generates $113.01 million in revenue each year. Educational Development employs 193 workers across the globe. What is Educational Development's official website? The official website for Educational Development is www.edcpub.com. How can I contact Educational Development? Educational Development's mailing address is 5402 SOUTH 122ND EAST AVENUE, TULSA OK, 74146. The company can be reached via phone at 918-622-4522 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/12/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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