TAL Education Group Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:TAL)

TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) saw some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Traders purchased 26,360 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 382% compared to the typical volume of 5,465 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TAL Education Group

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

TAL Education Group Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of TAL stock opened at $14.57 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $11.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.17. TAL Education Group has a 12-month low of $7.34 and a 12-month high of $15.32. The firm has a market cap of $8.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.66 and a beta of 0.02.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on TAL Education Group from $16.40 to $17.20 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com raised TAL Education Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th.

About TAL Education Group

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.