Michael Tarkan

Compass Point reiterated a Buy rating on 2U Inc (NASDAQ: TWOU) Wednesday and raised its price target from $20 to $23. Analyst Michael Tarkan made the change "after the company reported a 3rd straight earnings beat, as revenues and adjusted EBITDA came in ahead of our model and...

In a report published Thursday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Buy rating and $11.00 price target on SLM Corporation (NASDAQ: SLM). In the report, Compass Point noted, “We reiterate our Buy rating on SLM shares after the company reported a slight 3Q14 beat, primarily driven by...

In a report published Wednesday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Buy rating on Performant Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: PFMT), but lowered the price target from $12.00 to $11.00. In the report, Compass Point noted, “We reiterate our Buy rating on PFMT but are lowering our price target...

In a report published Wednesday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Buy rating and $27.00 price target on Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT). In the report, Compass Point noted, “According to the New York Times, Green Dot and Walmart (WMT-NC) have reached an agreement to offer GoBank...

In a report published Monday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Buy rating and $21.00 price target on Navient Corp (NASDAQ: NAVI). In the report, Compass Point noted, “We reiterate our Buy rating on NAVI shares after analyzing updated credit data within the company's private student...

In a report published Thursday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Neutral rating and $6.00 price target on The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE: FMD). In the report, Compass Point noted, “We are maintaining our Neutral rating and $6.00 price target on FMD shares after the company...

In a report published Thursday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Buy rating and $26.00 price target on E*TRADE Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC). In the report, Compass Point noted, “We are maintaining our Buy rating and $26 price target on ETFC shares after the company reported steady 2Q14...

In a report published Tuesday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Buy rating on Performant Financial (NASDAQ: PFMT), and raised the price target from $11.00 t $12.00. In the report, Compass Point noted, “We reiterate our Buy rating on PFMT shares and are raising our price target to $...

In a report published Thursday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Neutral rating on Apollo Education Group (NASDAQ: APOL), and raised the price target from $30.00 to $33.00. In the report, Compass Point noted, “We are maintaining our Neutral rating on APOL shares and are raising our...

In a report published Friday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Buy rating on Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT), but lowered the price target from $28.00 to $25.00. In the report, Compass Point noted, “We are maintaining our Buy rating on GDOT shares and raising our 2014 and 2015 adjusted...

In a report published Monday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Sell rating on Higher One Holdings (NYSE: ONE), but lowered the price target from $7.00 to $6.00. In the report, Compass Point noted, “We have become incrementally more cautious after taking a more detailed look at the...

In a report published Thursday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan reiterated a Sell rating on Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ: COCO), but lowered the price target from $1.50 to $1.00. In the report, Compass Point noted, “We are maintaining our Sell rating and lowering our price target on COCO...

In a report published Friday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan upgraded E*Trade Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC) to Buy from Neutral, raising price target to $25.00 from $16.00. According to the report, the upgrade follows the company's reported 4Q13 earnings, highlighted by strong core brokerage...

In a report published Friday, Compass Point analyst Michael Tarkan upgraded the rating on ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI) from Sell to Neutral, and raised the price target from $15.00 to $35.00. In the report, Compass Point noted, “We are raising ESI to Neutral, from Sell, and increasing our...