New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.61 EPS

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.61, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.45 billion. New Oriental Education & Technology Group had a return on equity of 7.50% and a net margin of 7.18%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. New Oriental Education & Technology Group updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Stock Performance

EDU stock traded down $1.06 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $60.42. The stock had a trading volume of 958,986 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,899,857. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $67.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.29. The stock has a market cap of $10.25 billion, a PE ratio of 33.05 and a beta of 0.47. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a 52-week low of $58.60 and a 52-week high of $98.20.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 9th were issued a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 9th.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on EDU. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from $127.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 2nd. StockNews.com downgraded New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $83.00 price objective on shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in a report on Thursday, October 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.67.

About New Oriental Education & Technology Group

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc provides private educational services under the New Oriental brand in the People’s Republic of China. The company operates through four segments: Educational Services and Test Preparation Courses; Online Education and Other Services; Overseas Study Consulting Services; and Educational Materials and Distribution.