The stock price of Adtalem Global Education Inc (NYSE: ATGE) has surged by 2.56 when compared to previous closing price of 99.86, but the company has seen a 2.06% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-30 that Adtalem Global Education (ATGE) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.23 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Adtalem Global Education Inc (NYSE: ATGE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Adtalem Global Education Inc (NYSE: ATGE) is above average at 23.45x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.96.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ATGE is 36.58M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.36% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ATGE on January 31, 2025 was 398.28K shares.
ATGE’s Market Performance
ATGE’s stock has seen a 2.06% increase for the week, with a 12.71% rise in the past month and a 39.67% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.55% for Adtalem Global Education Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.02% for ATGE stock, with a simple moving average of 35.52% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ATGE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ATGE stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for ATGE by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ATGE in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $55 based on the research report published on October 27, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ATGE reach a price target of $44. The rating they have provided for ATGE stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 07th, 2023.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Market Perform” to ATGE, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on August 23rd of the previous year.
ATGE Trading at 10.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ATGE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.87% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.42%, as shares surge +13.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.75% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ATGE rose by +2.06%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +121.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $96.60. In addition, Adtalem Global Education Inc saw 12.74% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ATGE starting from MAYUR GUPTA, who proposed sale 1,100 shares at the price of $88.42 back on Dec 23 ’24. After this action, MAYUR GUPTA now owns shares of Adtalem Global Education Inc, valued at $97,262 using the latest closing price.
BURKE WILLIAM W, the Director of Adtalem Global Education Inc, sale 4,000 shares at $90.39 during a trade that took place back on Nov 29 ’24, which means that BURKE WILLIAM W is holding 11,659 shares at $361,550 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ATGE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Adtalem Global Education Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 12.42, with 6.13 for asset returns.
Based on Adtalem Global Education Inc (ATGE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 335.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.94.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Adtalem Global Education Inc (ATGE) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
