Barrington Research Previews Education Services

Barrington Research provided color on the education services sector earnings season in a research report published today. In the report, Barrington Research states, "Given that many of the business model changes among companies in this space are now beginning to anniversary, any surprise to the upside (i.e., smaller declines or commentary reaffirming the expectation of a return to new student starts growth), could be a near-term positive catalyst for the group." According to the report, the firm's favorite Outperform-rated names in the sector are Bridgepoint Education BPI and Grand Canyon Education LOPE. "We also like Lincoln Educational Services LINC, DeVry Inc. DV, Education Management Corp. EDMC and ITT Educational Services ESI, which are high-quality companies with strong management teams with value-added programs of study," Barrington Research noted.