Sara Gubins

For Fall 2015, US educational institutes recorded a 1.7 percent y/y decline in enrolment across all higher education courses. BofA Merrill Lynch’s Sara Gubins attributed the decline to weak demand across higher education, a mature online market and increased competition. Analyst Sara...

In a report published Tuesday, Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Sara Gubins downgraded the rating on Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL) from Neutral to Underperform, while lowering the price target from $20 to $14. Uncertainties continue with the company in for another year of...

In a report published Thursday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated an Underperform rating on ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI), but lowered the price target from $8.00 to $7.00. In the report, Bank of America noted, “After the close, ESI filed its delayed 2Q14 10-Q. 2Q GAAP EPS of $0...

In a report published Wednesday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Buy rating on ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN), but lowered the price target from $82.00 to $80.00. In the report, Bank of America noted, “With MAN shares down 27% YTD, we believe the question is whether European trends...

In a report published Wednesday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Buy rating on Robert Half International (NYSE: RHI), and raised the price target from $56.00 to $58.00. In the report, Bank of America noted, “We base our Buy rating on RHI shares on solid demand for professional...

In a report published Monday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated an Underperform rating on ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI), and raised the price target from $7.00 to $8.00. In the report, Bank of America noted, “ESI shares rallied 131% over the past two trading days as...

In a report published Thursday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Neutral rating on Blackhawk Network Holdings (NASDAQ: HAWK), and raised the price target from $32.00 to $38.00. In the report, Bank of America noted, “Ex $2.1mn pre-tax benefit for early contract amendments, 3Q14 adj....

In a report published Wednesday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Neutral rating and $85.00 price target on Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN). In the report, Bank of America noted, “ACN's investor day was well attended, and management's tone was upbeat.Management sees pricing as stable-to-...

In a report published Tuesday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated an Underperform rating on Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS), and raised the price target from $59.00 to $60.00. In the report, Bank of America noted, “1QF15 (Aug) EPS of $0.93 (includes a $0.04 incremental shredding...

In a report published Thursday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Neutral rating on Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX), and raised the price target from $44.00 to $45.00. In the report, Bank of America noted, “1Q EPS of $0.47 was $0.01 above our estimate and consensus, largely due to a...

In a report published Tuesday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Buy rating and $195.00 price target on CoStar Group Inc (NASDAQ: CSGP). In the report, Bank of America noted, “We hosted investor meetings with CoStar's CFO Brian Radecki and IR Rich Simonelli. We remain comfortable...

In a report published Monday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Neutral rating and $18.00 price target on The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU). In the report, Bank of America noted, “We hosted meetings with CEO Hikmet Ersek & CFO Raj Agrawal. Key takeaways: 1.) money transfer...

In a report published Wednesday, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins reiterated a Buy rating and $137.00 price target on Towers Watson & Co. (NYSE: TW). In the report, Bank of America noted, “We forecast mid-single-digit revenue growth over the medium-term along with 30-40bp of margin expansion...

In a note released Tuesday morning, Bank of America analyst Sara Gubins downgraded shares of ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI) from Neutral to Underperform and lowered the price target from $16 to $7. The downgrade comes after the company announced CEO Kevin Modany will be resigning,...