[May 20, 2013] Relatively Low PEG Ratio Detected in Shares of ITT Educational Services in the Education Services Industry (ESI, BPI, EDU, APOL, COCO) Tweet May 20, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Education Services industry with the lowest price to earnings to growth (PEG) ratios. PEG is valuable in assessing the tradeoff between the price of a stock and expected growth. Generally, the lower the PEG, the better. ITT Educational Services ranks lowest with a a PEG ratio of 0.56. Bridgepoint Education is next with a a PEG ratio of 0.81. New Oriental Education & Technology ranks third lowest with a a PEG ratio of 0.86. Apollo Group follows with a a PEG ratio of 0.90, and Corinthian Colleges rounds out the bottom five with a a PEG ratio of 0.94. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of ITT Educational Services on April 25th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $18.47. Since that recommendation, shares of ITT Educational Services have risen 39.4%. We continue to monitor ITT Educational Services for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]