Educational Development Corporation (EDUC)Communication Services | Publishing | Tulsa, United States | NasdaqGM
1.37 USD
After hours: 1.37 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:44 p.m. EDT
EDUC appears to be a volatile stock with a low price relative to its fundamentals, but the recent price action suggests a lack of strong momentum. The stock has been trading within a narrow range, with a recent uptick to $1.34, which is close to its 52-week high of $1.84. However, the stock's low price-to-book ratio and negative return on assets indicate potential underlying issues. The recent news highlights include positive developments such as new loan agreements and corporate headquarters sales, which could be positive for long-term growth. However, the dividend history shows a consistent but low payout, which may not be sufficient for income-focused investors. The forecasting model suggests a slight downward trend in the short term, which may not be ideal for short-term traders looking to ride a wave of momentum. Overall, the stock may not be a strong candidate for immediate investment, especially for those seeking stability or high yields. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.047739 |
| AutoTheta | 0.048335 |
| AutoETS | 0.048364 |
| MSTL | 0.051047 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 8.77 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.375 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.94 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2022-02-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2022-02-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 15.132 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.957 |
| Market Cap | 11,758,985 |
| Trailing P/E | 2.91 |
| Forward P/E | 3.26 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Profit Margins | 16.11% |
| Website | https://www.edcpub.com |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-18 | 0.100 | 1.373626 |
| 2021-11-17 | 0.100 | 1.107625 |
| 2021-08-23 | 0.100 | 1.074642 |
| 2021-06-01 | 0.100 | 0.757501 |
| 2021-02-22 | 0.100 | 0.641615 |
| 2020-11-18 | 0.100 | 0.716216 |
| 2020-08-19 | 0.060 | 0.456314 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.060 | 0.800043 |
| 2020-02-24 | 0.050 | 0.925323 |
| 2019-11-13 | 0.050 | 0.798855 |
| 2019-08-21 | 0.050 | 0.902553 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.050 | 0.755320 |
| 2019-02-20 | 0.050 | 0.677260 |
| 2018-11-26 | 0.050 | 0.565284 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.050 | 0.490603 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.050 | 0.515450 |
| 2016-12-07 | 0.045 | 1.075690 |
| 2016-09-14 | 0.045 | 0.924057 |
| 2016-06-08 | 0.045 | 0.902246 |
| 2016-03-09 | 0.045 | 0.843968 |
| 2015-12-09 | 0.045 | 0.623813 |
| 2015-09-09 | 0.045 | 1.510679 |
| 2015-06-10 | 0.040 | 1.883305 |
| 2015-03-11 | 0.040 | 2.293059 |
| 2014-12-10 | 0.040 | 2.023747 |
| 2014-09-10 | 0.040 | 2.110002 |
| 2014-06-11 | 0.040 | 2.700331 |
| 2014-03-12 | 0.040 | 2.706364 |
| 2013-12-11 | 0.040 | 3.361048 |
| 2013-09-11 | 0.040 | 3.782934 |
| 2013-06-12 | 0.040 | 3.148897 |
| 2013-03-13 | 0.040 | 2.915677 |
| 2012-12-12 | 0.060 | 4.237651 |
| 2012-09-12 | 0.060 | 4.488852 |
| 2012-06-13 | 0.060 | 4.403030 |
| 2012-03-07 | 0.060 | 3.839440 |
| 2011-12-07 | 0.060 | 3.737536 |
| 2011-09-07 | 0.060 | 3.608579 |
| 2011-06-08 | 0.060 | 3.637717 |
| 2011-03-09 | 0.060 | 3.106578 |
| 2010-12-08 | 0.075 | 4.013087 |
| 2010-09-08 | 0.060 | 3.527568 |
| 2010-06-09 | 0.060 | 3.980882 |
| 2010-03-10 | 0.060 | 3.618936 |
| 2009-12-09 | 0.075 | 4.871947 |
| 2009-05-01 | 0.200 | 14.332944 |
| 2008-12-09 | 0.200 | 24.292469 |
| 2008-05-07 | 0.200 | 14.066182 |
| 2007-05-04 | 0.110 | 7.267756 |
| 2006-04-28 | 0.100 | 6.657296 |
| 2005-06-01 | 0.075 | 3.768796 |
| 2004-05-24 | 0.060 | 2.922907 |
| 2003-05-23 | 0.050 | 2.634773 |
| 2002-07-30 | 0.030 | 2.364493 |
| 2001-07-30 | 0.020 | 2.605095 |
| 2000-07-28 | 0.010 | 1.491223 |
| 1999-07-28 | 0.010 | 2.018486 |
| 1998-07-29 | 0.010 | 1.626619 |
| 1997-07-30 | 0.005 | 0.441070 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.14166665 |
| Address1 | 5,402 South 122nd East Avenue |
| All Time High | 20.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.078125 |
| Ask | 1.36 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 24,540 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 29,044 |
| Average Volume | 29,044 |
| Average Volume10Days | 24,540 |
| Beta | 1.008 |
| Bid | 1.38 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 5.392 |
| City | Tulsa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.37 |
| Current Ratio | 3.4 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 1.4216 |
| Day Low | 1.36 |
| Debt To Equity | 15.132 |
| Display Name | Educational Development |
| Dividend Date | 1,646,870,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,747,686,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,747,686,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,752,523,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,752,091,200 |
| Ebitda | -4,951,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.19516 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -3.13 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.611 |
| Enterprise Value | 15,497,169 |
| Eps Forward | 0.42 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.47 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,645,142,400 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.3452 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.024800062 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.018435968 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 14.166665 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 1.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.47000003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.25543478 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.37 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.37 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.0 - 1.84 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,237,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 6.26 |
| Float Shares | 6,381,906 |
| Forward Eps | 0.42 |
| Forward P E | 3.261905 |
| Free Cashflow | 24,746,476 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 83 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.59723 |
| Gross Profits | 15,152,600 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.25566998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.21011999 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 8,583,201 |
| Industry | Publishing |
| Industry Disp | Publishing |
| Industry Key | publishing |
| Ir Website | http://www.edcpub.com/investors.aspx?id=110 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,645,142,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,740,700,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,534,982,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Educational Development Corporation distributes children's books, educational toys and games, and related products in the United States. The company operates in two segments, PaperPie and Publishing. It sells various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books; learning manipulatives and toys; and internet-linked books comprising science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. The company markets and sells its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy, and gift stores, as well as museums through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers, its internal tele-sales group, and a network of independent sales representatives. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| Long Name | Educational Development Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 11,758,985 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_268454 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,764,460,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 4,086,700 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,772,236,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 11,575,455 |
| Open | 1.36 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,438,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.21459 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.01 |
| Phone | 918 622 4522 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 1.37 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,292 |
| Previous Close | 1.37 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.25408012 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.46347037 |
| Profit Margins | 0.16107 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.475 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.4216 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.36 - 1.4216 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.36 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.37 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.37 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 157,449 |
| Return On Assets | -0.05598 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09319 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.366 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.957 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 8,511,364 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0007 |
| Shares Short | 6,184 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 12,005 |
| Short Name | Educational Development Corpora |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.001 |
| Short Ratio | 0.27 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OK |
| Symbol | EDUC |
| Total Cash | 3,108,400 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.365 |
| Total Debt | 6,945,000 |
| Total Revenue | 25,371,600 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.47 |
| Trailing P E | 2.9148936 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.3319 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.038100004 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.028605754 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 157,449 |
| Website | https://www.edcpub.com |
| Zip | 74,146 |