Brokers Issue Forecasts for Stride’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:LRN)

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Stock analysts at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stride in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.98 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.66. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $5.05 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2025 earnings at $6.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.27 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on LRN. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Stride from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group assumed coverage on Stride in a report on Thursday, August 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $94.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup lowered Stride from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $77.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on Stride from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barrington Research increased their price objective on Stride from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.50.

Stride Stock Up 2.9 %

Shares of NYSE LRN opened at $92.28 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.80. Stride has a 12 month low of $50.28 and a 12 month high of $92.75. The company has a current ratio of 5.10, a quick ratio of 4.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.99 billion, a PE ratio of 21.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.26.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.72. Stride had a return on equity of 19.12% and a net margin of 10.01%. The company had revenue of $551.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $504.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LRN. Motco bought a new position in shares of Stride during the first quarter valued at $74,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Stride during the 1st quarter valued at about $77,000. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in Stride during the 2nd quarter valued at about $78,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Stride in the third quarter worth about $86,000. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Stride by 38.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after buying an additional 754 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.24% of the company’s stock.

Stride Company Profile

Stride, Inc, a technology-based education service company, engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, support, and facilitate individualized learning for students.