Stride (NYSE:LRN) Given New $140.00 Price Target at Barrington Research

Stride (NYSE:LRN) had its price objective increased by Barrington Research from $130.00 to $140.00 in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. Barrington Research currently has an outperform rating on the stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.30 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on LRN. StockNews.com cut Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup raised their price objective on Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets lifted 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, October 24th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Stride presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $116.83.

Stride Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of LRN opened at $134.76 on Wednesday. Stride has a 12-month low of $54.81 and a 12-month high of $137.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $110.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.29. The company has a current ratio of 5.60, a quick ratio of 5.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Stride will post 6.67 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Stride

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Stride by 293.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 866,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,024,000 after purchasing an additional 645,835 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Stride in the third quarter worth $45,616,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Stride by 72.4% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 827,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,594,000 after acquiring an additional 347,564 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Stride by 51.1% in the third quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 929,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,326,000 after acquiring an additional 314,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in Stride in the third quarter valued at $21,044,000. 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.