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Strayer Guides Lower on Enrollment Slide

Posted: November 9, 2012 at 8:22 am

Strayer Education Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. The for-profit education firm posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.36 on revenues of $124.3 million. In the ...
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For-profit Colleges Struggle (APOL, DV, STRA, COCO, LOPE)

Posted: October 17, 2012 at 11:18 am

After markets closed last night, Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), which owns and operates the University of Phoenix, reported a better-than-expected earnings per share (EPS) of $0.52, but revenues fell ...
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Corinthian Colleges Sinks on Enrollment Forecast (COCO, APOL, STRA, LOPE, EDMC, APEI)

Posted: August 20, 2012 at 12:49 pm

Corinthian Colleges Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) reported a fourth fiscal quarter EPS loss of $0.08 and $394.78 million in sales before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ...
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The Jack Welch College of Knowledge

Posted: August 9, 2012 at 6:39 am

Jack Welch spent decades moving up the management ranks of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) to the point where, as CEO, he turned the firm into one of the great ...
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DeVry Death Spiral: How the Analysts Got It So Wrong

Posted: July 24, 2012 at 12:26 pm

DeVry, Inc. (NYSE: DV) is topping the leaderboard today, but in the wrong direction.  It is the top loser on the New York Stock Exchange.  The secondary education provider issued ...
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For-profit College Denied Accreditation

Posted: July 9, 2012 at 12:34 pm

Ashford University, a unit of Bridgepoint Education Inc. (NYSE: BPI), has been denied its initial accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), an action that could force ...
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For-Profit Education Marketing Proposal Risks Grow

Posted: June 12, 2012 at 3:17 pm

There are some new concerns over the for-profit education market. Reports were out earlier in 2012 that Senator Harkin was attacking the for-profit education companies in a new round of attacks ...
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Capella Leads For-Profit Colleges’ Downturn (CPLA, APOL, DV, CECO, COCO, STRA, WPO)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 12:02 pm

The crackdown on financial aid to students at for-profit colleges has taken a toll on the revenues of these institutions over the past couple of years. But the restrictions on ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AMZN, DE, NVDA, LO, WFR, AAP, APA, ABX, DTV, DUK, GM, TAP, STRA, PFCB, JNGW, AEA, HDY, PMFG, CAR)

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 4:05 pm

Stocks opened higher this morning following upbeat reports on unemployment claims and new housing starts. With a little more than a half hour left in today’s session, all three indexes ...
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Expected Gains in For-Profit College Stocks (APOL, WPO, STRA, DV, CECO)

Posted: December 6, 2011 at 1:29 pm

After a shaky start to the year, the for-profit college sector has pulled itself back up. With one exception, however, four of five stocks we looked at are still down ...
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For-Profit Colleges Stung in GAO Report (APOL, EDMC, WPO, DV, ESI, STRA, CECO)

Posted: November 23, 2011 at 10:01 am

For-profit colleges have had a tough couple of years. First, the colleges were forced to change admissions procedures in a way that has cost them enrollment. Then student loan default ...
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Expected Price Gains at For-Profit Education Companies (APOL, EDMC, APEI, STRA, DV, WPO, COCO, BPI, LOPE, CECO)

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Share prices at for-profit education companies peaked in June and July this year, following a slow start. At the beginning of the year there was widespread fear that new federal ...
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Another Bruise in For-Profit Education Players (STRA, APOL, COCO, DV, EDMC)

Posted: July 28, 2011 at 11:35 am

Publicly traded for-profit college stocks have been on a two-year roller coaster ride that looked like it was sorting itself out early in June. At that time, the US Department ...
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For-Profit Education Sees Massive Win in D.C. Loss (STRA, APOL, CECO, EDMC, COCO, ESI, DV)

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 9:03 am

The final version of the regulatory acts against for-profit education companies is far less troublesome on the surface than what had been originally proposed.  It is also far less stringent ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHI, BYI, CCL, CMCSA, DECK, DVY, HAIN, IMGN, PMTC, PFE, PIR, PWER, RAD, STX, STRA, TGT)

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Outperform at Credit ...
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