TAL Education Group Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:TAL)

TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 26,360 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 382% compared to the average volume of 5,465 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TAL Education Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of TAL Education Group by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 16,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 838 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in TAL Education Group by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,000 after purchasing an additional 1,256 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in TAL Education Group by 15.1% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 11,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 1,556 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in TAL Education Group by 28.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 2,158 shares during the period. Finally, RWC Asset Management LLP increased its holdings in shares of TAL Education Group by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP now owns 93,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $940,000 after purchasing an additional 2,726 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 37.79% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TAL has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on TAL Education Group from $16.40 to $17.20 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com raised TAL Education Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th.

TAL Education Group Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of TAL traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.25. The stock had a trading volume of 3,993,462 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,417,047. The firm has a market cap of $8.62 billion, a PE ratio of 74.93 and a beta of 0.02. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.17. TAL Education Group has a one year low of $7.34 and a one year high of $15.32.

TAL Education Group Company Profile

TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring services in the People’s Republic of China. It provides learning services primarily through small-classes services; personalized premium services; and learning content solutions, such as print books, smart books, mobile apps, and AI-driven learning devices.