Q3 EPS Estimates for Stride Lifted by Barrington Research

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stride in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.02 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.94. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $140.00 target price 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 FY2025 earnings at $6.64 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a net margin of 12.30% and a return on equity of 23.16%.

LRN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Stride from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. StockNews.com lowered Stride from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price 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. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Stride presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $116.83.

Stride Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE:LRN traded up $0.63 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $134.76. 1,285,768 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 851,676. 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 52 week low of $54.81 and a 52 week high of $137.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.50, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.32. The firm's 50 day moving average is $110.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.58.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stride

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Stride during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Stride during the 3rd quarter valued at $86,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Stride by 27.7% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,962 shares of the company's stock valued at $167,000 after acquiring an additional 426 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Stride by 45.3% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,061 shares of the company's stock worth $176,000 after acquiring an additional 643 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its stake in shares of Stride by 24.2% during the 3rd quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 2,153 shares of the company's stock worth $184,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.24% of the company's stock.

About Stride

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.