In the past week, EDU stock has gone down by -2.35%, with a monthly decline of -2.63% and a quarterly plunge of -10.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.11%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.17% for New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.60% for EDU’s stock, with a -15.24% 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 higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.79x compared to its average ratio. EDU has 36-month beta value of 0.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for EDU is 157.55M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.11% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EDU on June 19, 2025 was 1.19M shares.
EDU) stock’s latest price update
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (NYSE: EDU)’s stock price has decreased by -0.95 compared to its previous closing price of 47.40. However, the company has seen a -2.35% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that New Oriental Education stock has bounced recently after a long decline, and it seems EDU may have found support in the charts. There are reasons why EDU may find it difficult to sustain a rally in the stock, including the fact that it is not a buy, according to one methodology. EDU has done well in China over the years, but the Chinese government may have an incentive for EDU to not do too well in the future.
Analysts’ Opinion of EDU
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EDU reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for EDU stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 24th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to EDU, setting the target price at $52 in the report published on January 22nd of the current year.
EDU Trading at 0.13% 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 -46.20% of loss for the given period.
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
- 0.55 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 10.36, with 5.35 for asset returns.
Based on New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (EDU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 457.25 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.46. The receivables turnover for the company is 122.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.66.
Conclusion
To put it simply, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR (EDU) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
