After agreeing to acquire South African Milpark Education for $25.6 million, Phoenix-based Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL) CEO Greg Cappelli didn’t have much time to relish in the victory as rumors of activist shorts in the stock swirl. Apollo Education’s tock down 7% as revenue just slightly misses while profits surge Stock in Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), the parent of the University of Phoenix, was down near 7% mid-morning, trading near $28. The sudden price move in Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL) comes as revenue expectations slightly missed yet profits where higher. The firm reported adjusted second quarter earnings to…
Activist Short Rumors Swirl Around Apollo Education Group Inc
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.