In the past week, TWOU stock has gone down by -52.94%, with a monthly decline of -50.44% and a quarterly plunge of -60.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 31.53%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 14.63% for 2U Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -43.00% for TWOU’s stock, with a simple moving average of -75.91% for the last 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in 2U Inc (NASDAQ: TWOU) Right Now?

The 36-month beta value for TWOU is also noteworthy at 1.09. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The average price estimated by analysts for TWOU is $3.26, which is $2.14 above than the current price. The public float for TWOU is 77.16M, and at present, short sellers hold a 10.42% of that float. The average trading volume of TWOU on November 17, 2023 was 1.84M shares.

TWOU) stock’s latest price update

The stock price of 2U Inc (NASDAQ: TWOU) has dropped by -6.67 compared to previous close of 1.20. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -52.94% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Proactive Investors reported 2023-11-13 that 2U Inc’s shares fell sharply on Friday after the online education company reported a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss and revised its full-year revenue guidance. The online education company’s shares sank 58% to $1.05.

Analysts’ Opinion of TWOU

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TWOU stocks, with Cantor Fitzgerald repeating the rating for TWOU by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for TWOU in the upcoming period, according to Cantor Fitzgerald is $1.50 based on the research report published on November 10, 2023 of the current year 2023.

TWOU Trading at -50.97% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought TWOU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -91.48% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 14.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 31.53%, as shares sank -49.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -63.40% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, TWOU fell by -52.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -87.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.9095. In addition, 2U Inc saw -82.14% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TWOU starting from McCullough Aaron, who purchase 45,700 shares at the price of $3.14 back on Aug 17. After this action, McCullough Aaron now owns 348,524 shares of 2U Inc, valued at $143,498 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for TWOU

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

• -9.00 for the present operating margin
• +71.17 for the gross margin

The net margin for 2U Inc stands at -33.45. The total capital return value is set at -5.20, while invested capital returns managed to touch -19.51. Equity return is now at value -76.49, with -16.65 for asset returns.

Based on 2U Inc (TWOU), the company’s capital structure generated 207.81 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 67.51. Total debt to assets is 57.55, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 205.03. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 66.61.

When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.03, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.78. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.96 and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.16.

Conclusion

In summary, 2U Inc (TWOU) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.