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Stride (LRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$134.38 -4.53 (-3.26%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$134.51 +0.14 (+0.10%)
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About Stride Stock (NYSE:LRN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$134.06
$139.20
50-Day Range
$103.93
$142.45
52-Week Range
$55.41
$145.00
Volume
696,899 shs
Average Volume
874,892 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.85 billion
P/E Ratio
22.43
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$116.83
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. The company offers integrated package of systems, services, products, and professional expertise to support a virtual or blended public school; software and services to schools and school districts; individual online courses and supplemental educational products; and products and services for the general education market focused on subjects, including math, English, science, and history for kindergarten through twelfth grade students. It also provides career learning products and services that are focused on developing skills to enter in industries, including information technology, health care, and business; and operates tuition-based private schools. In addition, the company offers focused post-secondary career learning programs, which include skills training for software engineering, healthcare, and medical fields to adult learners under Galvanize, Tech Elevator, and MedCerts brand names, as well as provides staffing and talent development services to employers. It serves public and private schools, school districts, charter boards, consumers, employers, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as K12 Inc. and changed its name to Stride, Inc. in December 2020. Stride, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Stride Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

LRN MarketRank™: 

Stride scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 208th out of 284 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Stride has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Stride has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Stride's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Stride are expected to grow by 9.60% in the coming year, from $6.67 to $7.31 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Stride is 22.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.43.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Stride is 22.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 14.32.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Stride has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Stride has a P/B Ratio of 4.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Stride's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.53% of the float of Stride has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stride has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stride has recently decreased by 11.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Stride does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Stride does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.53% of the float of Stride has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stride has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stride has recently decreased by 11.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Stride has a news sentiment score of 1.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Stride this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 14 people have searched for LRN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    17 people have added Stride to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 42% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Stride insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.00% of the stock of Stride is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.24% of the stock of Stride is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Stride's insider trading history.
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LRN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Stride's stock was trading at $103.93 at the start of the year. Since then, LRN stock has increased by 29.3% and is now trading at $134.3750.
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Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a net margin of 12.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.42%.

Stride's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.73%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (5.66%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.55%) and Invesco Ltd. (3.87%). Insiders that own company stock include James Jeaho Rhyu, Nathaniel A Davis, Todd Goldthwaite, Les Ottolenghi, Vincent Mathis, Robert Cohen and Eliza Mcfadden.
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Shares of LRN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stride investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/28/2025
Today
2/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Educational services
Sub-Industry
Education Services
CUSIP
48273U10
Employees
7,800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$116.83
High Stock Price Target
$140.00
Low Stock Price Target
$94.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-13.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$204.18 million
Pretax Margin
16.23%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.04 billion
Cash Flow
$6.91 per share
Book Value
$30.27 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
42,241,000
Market Cap
$5.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.32

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This page (NYSE:LRN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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