2U Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:TWOU)

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

2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The software maker reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.50) by $0.09. The software maker earned $153.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 43.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($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.

14 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for 2U's shares. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate 2U's share price to reach $39.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 75.9% 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 very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. 2U earned a coverage optimism score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the software maker a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for 2U.

2U saw a increase in short interest during the month of 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. Approximately 22.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. 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), Baidu (BIDU), BlackRock (BLK), NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Shopify (SHOP), Endologix (ELGX) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG).

2U's stock is owned by many different 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 California Public Employees Retirement System (0.16%). 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, Paul A Maeder 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 TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Riverbridge Partners LLC, First Mercantile Trust Co., Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. and Rhumbline Advisers. 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., First Trust Advisors LP, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd, Essex Investment Management Co. LLC, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought 2U stock in the last two years include Gregory K Peters, John M Larson, Mark Chernis, Michael K Menerey and Paul A Maeder. 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 $22.46.

2U has a market capitalization of $1.43 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]