TAL Education Group (TAL)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Beijing, China | NYSE
12.51 USD
-0.13
(-1.028%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.49 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 7:48 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:50 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains neutral due to a significant disconnect between the company's impressive recent growth metrics and its multi-year price performance. While revenue grew 32% and earnings jumped 14%, the stock is down 15% over the last nine years, with the most recent annual return being negative. This persistent underperformance suggests the market views the current valuation as insufficient compensation for the risks involved, rather than a bargain. The balance sheet is healthy with low debt, but the lack of a sustained price uptrend prevents a 'buy' rating. For the short term, the sentiment is cautious; the recent price recovery is fragile, evidenced by the heavy put writing and the fact that the statistical forecast model sees zero directional bias over the next month. With no dividend to provide income, investors are left waiting for a fundamental shift in market perception to drive a sustained rally. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.029297 |
| AutoTheta | 0.036573 |
| AutoETS | 0.037539 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.042597 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 0.71 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.006 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.589 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.61 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2017-05-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2017-05-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 9.942 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.72 |
| Market Cap | 6,939,312,640 |
| Trailing P/E | 7.82 |
| Forward P/E | 10.67 |
| Beta | 0.08 |
| Profit Margins | 28.43% |
| Website | https://www.tal.com/en-us |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume relative to calls, particularly for the November and January expirations where OTM put open interest dominates. This suggests a fear of further downside or a lack of conviction in an immediate rebound, despite the stock trading near its 52-week highs recently. Implied volatility is elevated on the downside strikes, indicating hedging demand.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-09 | 0.083333 | 0.406602 |
| 2012-12-05 | 0.083333 | 5.854779 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.15433788 |
| Address1 | TAL Building No.1 |
| Address2 | Courtyard No. 9 Qixin Middle Street Changping District |
| All Time High | 90.96 |
| All Time Low | 1.161667 |
| Ask | 12.48 |
| Ask Size | 17,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,743,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,584,626 |
| Average Volume | 4,584,626 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,743,640 |
| Beta | 0.084 |
| Bid | 12.3 |
| Bid Size | 11,500 |
| Book Value | 7.375 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.51 |
| Current Ratio | 1.692 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 12.605 |
| Day Low | 12.32 |
| Debt To Equity | 9.942 |
| Display Name | TAL Education |
| Dividend Date | 1,495,670,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,412,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,412,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 13.6 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 12.043 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,277,000 |
| Ebitda | 481,726,240 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.1509 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.239 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.394 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,450,571,264 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.33225 |
| Eps Forward | 1.17262 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.6 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,494,288,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.9966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.5134001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.042795464 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 15.433788 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.37 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.85999966 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06432309 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.63 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4087838 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.88 - 13.37 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,287,581,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 361,030,538 |
| Forward Eps | 1.17262 |
| Forward P E | 10.668417 |
| Free Cashflow | 423,228,640 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 26,100 |
| Fullday Change | -0.07999992 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.6289302 |
| Fullday Price | 12.51 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.56018 |
| Gross Profits | 1,788,248,960 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00061 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.65797997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 554,701,254 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,494,288,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.083333 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,772,236,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,502,841,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 6:1 |
| Long Business Summary | TAL Education Group provides smart learning solutions in the People's Republic of China. It offers learning services through Xueersi Peiyou small classes, personalized premium services, and online course offerings. The company also develops and provides learning content solutions for learners across print, digital and device-based formats, including print books, books integrated with digital learning experiences, learning devices, and mobile applications. In addition, it offers online education services, including live class and pre-recorded course content through www.xueersi.com. Further, the company engages in development and sale of software, network, and learning devices; investment management and consulting services. TAL Education Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. |
| Long Name | TAL Education Group |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 6,939,312,640 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_113921345 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,780,185,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 907,475,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,803,772,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,645,321,023 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 18 |
| Open | 12.62 |
| Operating Cashflow | 731,918,016 |
| Operating Margins | 0.18091999 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.94 |
| Phone | 86 10 5292 6669 |
| Post Market Change | -0.020000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.15987577 |
| Post Market Price | 12.49 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,021,707 |
| Previous Close | 12.64 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.39013 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.6962712 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.1737754 |
| Profit Margins | 0.28427 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.318 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.13 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.02848 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.605 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.32 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.32 - 12.605 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.62 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.64 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,522,975 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03994 |
| Return On Equity | 0.23712 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.319 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.72 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 407,225,695 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0369 |
| Shares Short | 20,460,567 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 21,590,540 |
| Short Name | TAL Education Group |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0954 |
| Short Ratio | 4.15 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | TAL |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 11.54 |
| Target Mean Price | 16.09611 |
| Target Median Price | 16.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,874,565,120 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.196 |
| Total Debt | 405,520,000 |
| Total Revenue | 3,192,285,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.6 |
| Trailing P E | 7.81875 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.7854 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.119 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.3909998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.12510115 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,522,975 |
| Website | https://www.tal.com/en-us |
| Zip | 102,200 |