Barrington Research Has Negative View of Stride Q4 Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN - Free Report) - Barrington Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stride in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.73. Barrington Research 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a return on equity of 23.16% and a net margin of 12.30%.

LRN has been the subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Stride from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup lifted 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. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Stride from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $116.83.

Stride Price Performance

Shares of Stride stock traded up $0.63 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $134.76. 1,285,768 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 851,676. The business has a fifty day moving average of $110.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.43. The company has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a quick ratio of 5.50, a current ratio of 5.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Stride has a 1 year low of $54.81 and a 1 year high of $137.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stride in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $534,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Stride in the third quarter valued at approximately $430,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Stride by 8,431.7% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,119 shares of the company's stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 5,059 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Stride by 20,248.8% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 8,343 shares of the company's stock worth $712,000 after buying an additional 8,302 shares during the period. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt grew its stake in shares of Stride by 24.6% in the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 36,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,071,000 after buying an additional 7,100 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.