TAL Education Group (TAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

TAL Education Group is a Chinese education and learning services company that provides programs, products and services designed to support students and families. The company serves primarily school-age learners and has historically operated through a combination of physical learning centers, online platforms and technology-enabled educational offerings.

Founded in 2003 as Xueersi, TAL became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010. Its business has included academic and enrichment programs, educational content, learning applications, tutoring services and related technology products. Following changes to China’s regulation of private academic tutoring in 2021, TAL shifted its focus toward non-academic tutoring, learning services, educational content and technology-based products.

TAL primarily serves customers in mainland China. The company was founded by Zhang Bangxin, who has served as its chief executive officer and remains closely associated with its development. Its offerings and operating model may continue to evolve as it adapts to regulatory requirements and changing demand in China’s education market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.32 to $12.62
• 50-Day Range: $11.31 to $12.86
• 52-Week Range: $8.88 to $13.37
• Volume: 4.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.92 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.80
• Consensus Rating: Buy

TAL Education Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

TAL Education Group scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 238th out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

TAL Education Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

TAL Education Group has a consensus price target of $14.80, representing about 18.7% upside from its current price of $12.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

TAL Education Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -20.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for TAL Education Group are expected to decrease by -20.63% in the coming year, from $1.26 to $1.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of TAL Education Group is 7.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of TAL Education Group is 7.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.57.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

TAL Education Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.74. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

TAL Education Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.83. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.76% of the float of TAL Education Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

TAL Education Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in TAL Education Group has recently increased by 0.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

TAL Education Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

TAL Education Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, TAL Education Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 180.00% in the coming year. This indicates that TAL Education Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

TAL Education Group has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for TAL Education Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for TAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, TAL Education Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $368,400.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.81% of the stock of TAL Education Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

37.79% of the stock of TAL Education Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 2/28/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TAL
• CIK: 1499620
• Web: www.100tal.com
• Phone: 861052926658
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 26,100
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for TAL Education Group: $14.80
• High Price Target: $16.00
• Low Price Target: $13.60
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.92
• P/E Growth: 0.74
• Net Income: $530.75 million
• Net Margins: 28.43%
• Pretax Margin: 37.44%
• Return on Equity: 24.55%
• Return on Assets: 15.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.30
• Cash Flow: $1.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.60
• Book Value: $6.81 per share
• Price / Book: 1.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 553,990,000
• Free Float: 543,962,000
• Market Cap: $6.92 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.09