NYSE:BEDU

Bright Scholar Education - BEDU Stock Forecast, Price & News

$2.95

-0.02 (-0.67%)

(As of 09/30/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $2.93
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$2.99
50-Day Range: $2.95
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$3.94
52-Week Range: $2.04
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$12.76

Volume: 5,042 shs
Average Volume: 8,266 shs
Market Capitalization: $351.61 million

P/E Ratio: 3.91
Dividend Yield: 14.22%
Price Target: N/A

Bright Scholar Education MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
0.36% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.46
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.23 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

169th out of 281 stocks

Educational Services Industry

16th out of 24 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Bright Scholar Education.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.36% of the float of Bright Scholar Education has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Bright Scholar Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Bright Scholar Education has recently increased by 174.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Bright Scholar Education is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 14.22%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Bright Scholar Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for BEDU.

2.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Bright Scholar Education has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Bright Scholar Education this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
2 people have searched for BEDU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Bright Scholar Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
84.79% of the stock of Bright Scholar Education is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
55.11% of the stock of Bright Scholar Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Bright Scholar Education is 3.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 114.41.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Bright Scholar Education is 3.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 8.35.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Bright Scholar Education has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) Stock

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, an education service provider, operates and provides K-12 schools and complementary education services in China, Canada, the United states, and the United Kingdom. Its schools comprise international and bilingual schools, and kindergartens. The company also offers a range of complementary education services, including camps and after-school programs, as well as international education consulting services. It operated 95 schools across 12 provinces in China, as well as 14 schools internationally with a total student capacity of approximately 56,000 students. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Foshan, China.

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BEDU Stock News Headlines

September 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (BEDU)

September 3, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Bright Scholar regains compliance with NYSE's minimum price requirement

September 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Regains Compliance with NYSE Minimum Price Requirement

August 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces Results of 2022 Annual General Meeting

August 19, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd -- Moody's withdraws Bright Scholar's rating for business reasons

August 11, 2022 | finanznachrichten.de

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd.: Bright Scholar Announces ADS Ratio Change

August 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces ADS Ratio Change

August 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal 2022

August 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Completes Redemption of its Remaining Outstanding 7.45% Senior Notes Due 2022

July 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Schedules Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal 2022 Ended May 31, 2022

July 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces Appointment of Independent Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel to the Special Committee

July 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar to Hold 2022 Annual General Meeting on August 22, 2022

June 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

7 Value Stocks to Buy for Rising Rates

June 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Six Months of Fiscal 2022

June 8, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Here's what to expect from Bright Scholar Education A's earnings

April 29, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Bright Scholar receives non-binding going private proposal

April 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces Receipt of Preliminary Non-Binding "Going Private" Proposal

April 1, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Bright Scholar Education receives NYSE non-compliance letter

April 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces Receipt of NYSE Non-Compliance Letter Regarding ADS Trading Price

January 19, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Filed Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal 2021

January 7, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd - ADR Shares Close in on 52-Week Low - Market Mover

January 6, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd - ADR Shares Approach 52-Week Low - Market Mover

January 5, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Ltd - ADR Shares Close the Day 11.8% Lower - Daily Wrap

December 21, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021

December 13, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Bright Scholar Adjourns Extraordinary General Meeting Until Further Notice

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BEDU Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/04/2022
Today: 10/02/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/20/2022
Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Educational services
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Current Symbol: NYSE:BEDU
Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:BEDU
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1696355
Web: www.brightscholar.com
Phone: 8675766832506
Fax: N/A
Employees: 3,025
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.91
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: N/A
Net Margins: N/A
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: N/A
Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 0.89
Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $216.98 million
Price / Sales: 1.62
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: $3.65 per share
Price / Book: 0.81

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 119,190,000
Free Float: 18,129,000
Market Cap: $351.61 million
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.67

Key Executives

Ms. Wanmei Li (Age 47)
Co-Chief Exec. Officer

Mr. Zi Chen (Age 39)
Co-Chief Exec. Officer

Mr. Junli He (Age 48)
Exec. Vice Chairman

Ms. Dongmei Li (Age 53)
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Ruby Yim
Investor Relations Counsel

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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BEDU Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BEDU shares performed in 2022?: Bright Scholar Education's stock was trading at $4.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BEDU shares have decreased by 36.4% and is now trading at $2.95.
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Are investors shorting Bright Scholar Education?: Bright Scholar Education saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,400 shares, an increase of 174.4% from the August 31st total of 7,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 25,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
View Bright Scholar Education's Short Interest.
When is Bright Scholar Education's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, December 20th 2022.
View our BEDU earnings forecast.
How were Bright Scholar Education's earnings last quarter?: Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:BEDU) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 4th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $65.59 million for the quarter.
Is Bright Scholar Education a good dividend stock?: Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 14.22%. BEDU has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer.
Read our dividend analysis for BEDU.
When did Bright Scholar Education's stock split?: Bright Scholar Education shares reverse split before market open on Friday, August 19th 2022. The 1-4 reverse split was announced on Friday, August 19th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, August 19th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 25 shares after the split.

What other stocks do shareholders of Bright Scholar Education own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Bright Scholar Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JOYY (YY), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Mastercard (MA), AT&T (T), TAL Education Group (TAL) and Walt Disney (DIS).
When did Bright Scholar Education IPO?: (BEDU) raised $135 million in an IPO on Thursday, May 18th 2017. The company issued 15,000,000 shares at a price of $8.00-$10.00 per share. Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and China Merchants Securities (HK) and BNP Paribas were co-managers.
What is Bright Scholar Education's stock symbol?: Bright Scholar Education trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BEDU."
How do I buy shares of Bright Scholar Education?: Shares of BEDU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Bright Scholar Education's stock price today?: One share of BEDU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.95.
How much money does Bright Scholar Education make?: Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) has a market capitalization of $351.61 million and generates $216.98 million in revenue each year.
How many employees does Bright Scholar Education have?: The company employs 3,025 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Bright Scholar Education?: Bright Scholar Education's mailing address is No.1 Country Garden RoadBeijiao Town Shunde District, Foshan F4, 528300. The official website for the company is www.brightscholar.com. The company can be reached via phone at 8675766832506 or via email at bedu.ir@gcm.international.

This page (NYSE:BEDU) was last updated on 10/2/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Bright Scholar Education - BEDU Stock Forecast, Price & News

Bright Scholar Education MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest