2U (TWOU) Touches $54.21 High on Sep, 7; Last Week International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Analysts

September 7, 2017 - By wolcottdaily

Among 29 analysts covering International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), 8 have Buy rating, 5 Sell and 16 Hold. Therefore 28% are positive. International Business Machines had 97 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Sector Perform” rating on Wednesday, April 19 by RBC Capital Markets. As per Tuesday, July 19, the company rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs. Jefferies maintained International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) on Wednesday, July 12 with “Sell” rating. Goldman Sachs maintained the stock with “Neutral” rating in Tuesday, October 18 report. The stock has “Buy” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Thursday, January 12. Stifel Nicolaus maintained International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) on Friday, January 8 with “Buy” rating. The stock of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, October 20 by Stifel Nicolaus. On Wednesday, July 19 the stock rating was upgraded by Standpoint Research to “Buy”. Morgan Stanley maintained it with “Overweight” rating and $182 target in Tuesday, July 19 report. The rating was maintained by Wells Fargo with “Market Perform” on Wednesday, April 26. See International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) latest ratings:

31/08/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $160.0 Maintain
30/08/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $167.0 Maintain
22/08/2017 Broker: KeyBanc Capital Markets Rating: Hold Maintain
23/08/2017 Broker: Morgan Stanley Rating: Buy Maintain
16/08/2017 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Sell New Target: $125.0 Maintain
15/08/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $160.0000 Maintain
03/08/2017 Broker: Wedbush Rating: Hold New Target: $155.0000 Initiate
21/07/2017 Broker: Argus Research Rating: Buy Old Target: $192 New Target: $175 Maintain
19/07/2017 Broker: Berenberg Rating: Sell New Target: $125.0000
19/07/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $160.0000 Maintain

The stock of 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) reached all time high today, Sep, 7 and still has $55.84 target or 3.00% above today’s $54.21 share price. This indicates more upside for the $2.60 billion company. This technical setup was reported by Barchart.com. If the $55.84 PT is reached, the company will be worth $78.00M more. About 1.64M shares traded or 289.75% up from the average. 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) has risen 55.92% since September 7, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 39.22% the S&P500.

Among 10 analysts covering 2U (NASDAQ:TWOU), 10 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. 2U had 22 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, August 7 by Needham. As per Friday, August 7, the company rating was maintained by Compass Point. As per Monday, June 12, the company rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets. As per Tuesday, August 8, the company rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets. As per Friday, August 5, the company rating was maintained by Compass Point. Barrington Research maintained 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) on Friday, August 5 with “Outperform” rating. BMO Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Monday, July 17 report. As per Tuesday, August 8, the company rating was maintained by Oppenheimer. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, February 26 by Needham. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Oppenheimer on Tuesday, October 27.

2U, Inc. is a provider of an integrated solution consisting of cloud software-as-a-service combined with technology-enabled services (together, the Platform) that allows colleges and universities to deliver online degree programs. The company has market cap of $2.60 billion. The Company’s SaaS technology consists of a learning environment (Online Campus), which acts as the hub for all student and faculty academic and social interaction, and a suite of integrated applications, which the Company uses to launch, operate and support the Company’s clients’ programs. It currently has negative earnings.

About 600,178 shares traded. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has risen 4.86% since September 7, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 11.84% the S&P500.

International Business Machines Corporation is a technology company. The company has market cap of $134.12 billion. The Firm operates through five divisions: Cognitive Solutions, Global Business Services (GBS), Technology Services & Cloud Platforms, Systems and Global Financing. It has a 11.95 P/E ratio. The Cognitive Solutions segment delivers a spectrum of capabilities, from descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics to cognitive systems.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.72 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.25, from 0.97 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 83 investors sold International Business Machines Corp. shares while 629 reduced holdings. 113 funds opened positions while 533 raised stakes. 547.10 million shares or 2.12% more from 535.77 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Sterneck Cap Mgmt Limited Liability Com reported 11,147 shares. Macroview Lc accumulated 15 shares. Pinnacle Financial Partners accumulated 14,629 shares. Capital holds 5.21 million shares. Aureus Asset Llc owns 0.09% invested in International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) for 2,855 shares. Weik Inv Inc invested in 0.41% or 4,389 shares. At Bancorporation owns 14,630 shares or 0.32% of their US portfolio. Advantus Mgmt Inc owns 86,753 shares for 0.39% of their portfolio. Rowland & Investment Counsel Adv has 0% invested in International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM). Fenimore Asset Mgmt holds 7,314 shares. Breithorn holds 0.23% or 1,970 shares. Clearbridge Ltd Liability Company stated it has 2.02 million shares or 0.37% of all its holdings. New York-based D E Shaw And has invested 0.35% in International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM). 8,608 were accumulated by Reynders Mcveigh Cap Management Ltd Liability Corp. Moreover, Bnp Paribas Investment Prtn Sa has 0.42% invested in International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM).