NASDAQ:TWOU - 2U Stock Price, Forecast & News

2U trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "TWOU."

2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The software maker reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.50) by $0.09. The software maker earned $153.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $149.84 million. 2U had a negative net margin of 35.28% and a negative return on equity of 12.09%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 43.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.01) earnings per share. View 2U's Earnings History.

2U is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 24th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for 2U.

2U updated its FY 2019 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $-1.28--1.18 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $-1.19. The company issued revenue guidance of $$570-575 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $$569.19 million.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for 2U's stock. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $75.00. On average, they expect 2U's share price to reach $40.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 83.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for 2U.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for 2U in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for 2U.

Media stories about TWOU stock have trended negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. 2U earned a coverage optimism score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for 2U.

2U saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,070,000 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the September 15th total of 13,370,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,080,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days. Currently, 22.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View 2U's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other 2U investors own include CA (CA), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), BlackRock (BLK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Baidu (BIDU), Shopify (SHOP), AbbVie (ABBV), Endologix (ELGX) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG).

2U's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (6.03%), Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. (6.02%), First Trust Advisors LP (5.38%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.62%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (2.47%) and Sachem Head Capital Management LP (2.01%). Company insiders that own 2U stock include Andrea Papaconstantopoulos, Christopher J Paucek, Earl Lewis, Gregory K Peters, James Kenigsberg, John B Ellis, John M Larson, Mark Chernis, Matthew J Norden, Michael K Menerey and Timothy M Haley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for 2U.

TWOU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC, Riverbridge Partners LLC, First Mercantile Trust Co., Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Rhumbline Advisers and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY. Company insiders that have sold 2U company stock in the last year include James Kenigsberg, John B Ellis and Matthew J Norden. View Insider Buying and Selling for 2U.

TWOU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Sachem Head Capital Management LP, First Trust Advisors LP, Barclays PLC, Millennium Management LLC, Voloridge Investment Management LLC and State Street Corp. Company insiders that have bought 2U stock in the last two years include Gregory K Peters, John M Larson, Mark Chernis and Michael K Menerey. View Insider Buying and Selling for 2U.

Shares of TWOU 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.

One share of TWOU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.99.

2U has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion and generates $411.77 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $-38,330,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.63) on an earnings per share basis. 2U employs 2,669 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About 2U.

The official website for 2U is http://2u.com/.

2U's mailing address is 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD, 20706. The software maker can be reached via phone at 301-892-4350 or via email at [email protected]