The stock of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (EDU) has gone down by -1.58% for the week, with a -11.75% drop in the past month and a -2.47% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.32% for EDU. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.87% for EDU’s stock, with a -19.39% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (NYSE: EDU) Right Now?
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (NYSE: EDU) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 22.78x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.47. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for EDU is 155.98M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.89% of that float. On February 20, 2025, the average trading volume of EDU was 1.92M shares.
EDU) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (NYSE: EDU) has dropped by -0.48 compared to previous close of 53.95. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.58% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-22 that EDU’s fiscal second-quarter results benefit from new educational business initiatives.
Analysts’ Opinion of EDU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EDU stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for EDU by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EDU in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $50 based on the research report published on January 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EDU reach a price target of $52, previously predicting the price at $83. The rating they have provided for EDU stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on January 22nd, 2025.
Macquarie gave a rating of “Underperform” to EDU, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on January 22nd of the current year.
EDU Trading at -5.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EDU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.59%, as shares surge +14.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.23% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EDU fell by -1.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -31.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.77. In addition, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR saw -16.34% 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 EDU starting from Hsieh Louis, who proposed sale 21,363 shares at the price of $60.84 back on Jan 22 ’25. After this action, Hsieh Louis now owns shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR, valued at $1,299,725 using the latest closing price.
Hsieh Louis, the Officer of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR, proposed sale 21,363 shares at $61.87 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’24, which means that Hsieh Louis is holding shares at $1,321,729 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EDU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 10.40, with 5.30 for asset returns.
Based on New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (EDU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.16 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 457.25 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 117.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.63. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.71.
Conclusion
To sum up, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (EDU) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
