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☆ Shares of two big online education stocks tank more than 10% as students use ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As a result, Jefferies downgraded the stock to underperform from hold and lowered its price target to $4 from $7, suggesting 2% downside from Monday's close. Both stocks sank by more than 10% on Tuesday after issuing disappointing guidance in part because of students using AI tools such as ChatGPT. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence appears to be taking a toll on the shares of online education companies Chegg and Coursera . After Chegg's most recent results, Morgan Stanley lowered its price target to $6.50 from $7 and maintained its underweight rating. He maintained his neutral rating and cut his price target to $8 from $9.

Persons: James, Brent Thill, Jefferies, Chegg, Daniel L, Rosensweig, Nathan Schultz, Thill, ChatGPT, Morgan Stanley, Josh Baer, Schultz, Bryan Smilek, Coursera Organizations: LSEG, JPMorgan, StreetAccount Locations: Shepherdsville , Kentucky

☆ This language app is JPMorgan's favorite online education play with nearly 40% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan listed Duolingo as its best idea in online education ahead of the Pittsburgh-based tech firm's first-quarter earnings report in early May. With the mild downdraft since Duolingo's fourth-quarter earnings report, JPMorgan analyst Bryan Smilek said the stock's risk/reward ratio looks attractive at its current prices. DUOL YTD mountain DUOL YTD chart Smilek also said there may be additional room for potential upside to Duolingo's full-year 2024 outlook as part of its first-quarter numbers. Smilek praised Duolingo's strong advertising presence, saying it's resulted in rising user growth. As a result, passive index funds that track the midcap index and its value or growth subsets will be forced to buy Duolingo.

Persons: Duolingo, Bryan Smilek, Smilek, it's, Goldman Sachs, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, 2Q, Allen, Co Locations: Pittsburgh, Wednesday's

☆ Peloton shares are on the up — but will it last? Here's what Wall Street thinks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Shares of Peloton Interactive are making a comeback, with the stock up by 30% this year. But many investors who bought into the connected fitness company during the pandemic are still nursing big losses; shares are down 93% from their all-time high in late 2020, currently trading around $10.40. The consensus price target of 30 analysts ($17) points toward a 63% upside over the next 12 months. They also noted that digital-only subscriptions, which are separate from the connected fitness subscribers, fell marginally in the latest quarter. UBS' price target of $8 represents a more than 20% drop from the current share price.

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