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We recently published a list of These 10 Firms Were Thursday’s Top Performers. In this article, we are going to take a look at where TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) stands against other firms that were Thursday’s top performers.
Wall Street’s main indices closed higher again on Thursday, with the Dow eking out a 0.92-percent gain, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite grew 0.53 percent and 0.22 percent, respectively.
Ten companies, predominantly under the health, energy, and technology sectors—mirrored the gains on the back of stronger earnings performance and other catalysts fueling buying appetite.
Thursday’s top advancers only considered the stocks with at least $2 billion in market capitalization and $5 million in daily trading volume.
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TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL)
China-based TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) rose by 21.25 percent on Thursday to finish at $11.07 each following strong earnings performance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.
According to the company, revenues surged 62.4 percent to $606.4 million from the $373.5 million reported year-on-year.
The strong performance resulted in the company’s swing to profitability, with net income ending at $38.6 million versus a net loss of $1.9 million in the same period last year.
Operating loss also narrowed by 81 percent to $1.9 million from $10.2 million year-on-year.
Earlier this month, TAL Education (NYSE:TAL) launched what it called a “Genius Tutor,” an AI-powered system that transforms learning into an interactive and engaging experience.
Built on the Microsoft Azure OpenAI GPT-4o model, GeniusTutor provides real-time guidance and feedback, empowering students to conquer complex math problems through logic-driven, step-by-step explanations, master writing with interactive prompts and instant feedback that build confidence and creativity, and enhance vocabulary and reading skills with innovative tools like “Point-and-Discover.”
Overall, TAL ranks 1st on our list of firms that were Thursday’s top performers.. While we acknowledge the potential of TAL as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TAL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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