Barrington Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Stride

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stride in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.62 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.73. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $140.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $6.67 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2026 earnings at $7.30 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a net margin of 12.30% and a return on equity of 23.16%.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. StockNews.com downgraded Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Stride from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.83.

Stride Stock Up 4.8 %

Shares of NYSE LRN opened at $133.99 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 5.50 and a current ratio of 5.60. Stride has a 1 year low of $54.81 and a 1 year high of $137.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $109.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $91.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in Stride by 1.1% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,170,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,851,000 after acquiring an additional 13,050 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Stride by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 964,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,315,000 after buying an additional 35,349 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Stride by 51.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 929,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,326,000 after buying an additional 314,435 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Stride by 72.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 827,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,594,000 after buying an additional 347,564 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Stride by 0.7% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 753,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,286,000 after acquiring an additional 5,278 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.