[May 21, 2013] ChinaCast Education has the Lowest P/E Ratio in the Education Services Industry (CAST, ESI, BPI, APOL, COCO) Tweet May 21, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Education Services industry with the lowest price to earnings (P/E) ratios. P/E is an important valuation tool when comparing companies in the same industry. A higher P/E ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of net income, so the stock is more expensive compared to one with a lower P/E ratio.ChinaCast Education ranks lowest with a a P/E ratio of 0.04. ITT Educational Services is next with a a P/E ratio of 3.62. Bridgepoint Education ranks third lowest with a a P/E ratio of 6.28. Apollo Group follows with a a P/E ratio of 6.56, and Corinthian Colleges rounds out the bottom five with a a P/E ratio of 10.65. SmarTrend is monitoring the recent change of momentum in Corinthian Colleges. Please refer to our Company Overview for the results of our proprietary technical indicators that have been scanning shares of Corinthian Colleges in search of a potential trend change. 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 ]