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Last Trade:64.37Short Ratio:2.70
Last Trade Time:4:00pmDay Range:63.98 - 65.47
Ask:65.61Year Range:52.79 - 81.20
Bid:63.33One Year Target:77.44
Open:64.30Exchange:NasdaqNM
Volume:2002132EBITDA:1.313B
Prev. Close:64.63Market Cap:9.970B
50 Day Moving:60.9614Div Yield:
200 day moving:62.6264PE:15.55

Education Stocks Show Strength (APEI, APOL, DV)

On a day when the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) is down more than 1 percent in the wake of a poor consumer confidence reading, the education industry is showing relative strength.

Apollo Group Falls on Weak Guidance (APOL)

2/19/2010-Shares of Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) are trading 7% lower Friday to $57.11 and earlier dropped as much as 10%, the most intraday since Oct. 28, 2009, after the largest for-profit provider of college degrees forecast Q2 EPS of $0.79 to $0.84, ex-items, versus consensus estimates of $0.94.

Apollo Group Sinking After Weak Guidance (APOL)

Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) has lost 6.69% today and is currently trading at $57.40. The private education company issued disappointing guidance today for its fiscal second quarter. Apollo (APOL) said it expects to earn between $0.79 to $0.84 per share on revenue of approximately $1.07 billion.

Weak Q2 For Apollo Group (APOL)

Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) has forecasted weak Q2 results on the back of higher bad debt expense in the period. The company forecasts bad debt expenses of $73 million to $76 million, which works out to about 6.8% to 7.1% of its revenue for Q2.

Earnings Preview; Apollo Group Expects Lower-Than-Expected Earnings

Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) expects to post lower-than-expected earnings for its second quarter. The adult higher-education company expects to earn between 77 cents to 82 cents a share for the quarter ending on Feb. 28, 2010.

Apollo Group Lowers Guidance, Heads Lower

Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) is heading much lower today as the company lowered its guidance for the second quarter. The company is looking for $1.07 billion in revenue, which is slightly below the analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion.

Apollo Group, Inc. Announces Timing of Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Provides Preliminary Commentary on Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Results

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) (“Apollo Group,” “Apollo” or the “Company”) today announced details for its fiscal 2010 second quarter earnings conference call.

Top 5 Mid-Cap Stocks With Highest ROA (ESI, ARO, STRA, APOL, CEF)

Below are the top 5 mid-cap stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE in terms of return on assets. The return on assets for ITT Educational Services Inc (NYSE: ESI) is 49.25%. ESI’s shares have plunged 21.34% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 38.74% rise in S&P500. Read more about this company here.

Apollo Group, Inc. to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apollo Group, Inc.