Stride (NYSE:LRN) Given “Outperform” Rating at William Blair

William Blair restated their outperform rating on shares of Stride (NYSE:LRN) in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Stride’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.41 EPS.

LRN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barrington Research lifted their target price on shares of Stride from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Stride from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Stride from $134.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.83.

Stride Stock Up 5.8 %

LRN opened at $159.43 on Wednesday. Stride has a one year low of $63.25 and a one year high of $160.39. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $131.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $117.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 6.02 and a quick ratio of 5.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.47.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by ($0.07). Stride had a return on equity of 22.42% and a net margin of 12.30%. The company had revenue of $613.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $591.15 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.60 EPS. Stride’s quarterly revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Stride will post 6.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Stride in the 4th quarter worth about $5,696,000. Congress Asset Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Stride by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 578,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,128,000 after buying an additional 43,829 shares in the last quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Stride during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $995,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of Stride during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $302,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Stride by 61.5% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 190,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,250,000 after acquiring an additional 72,518 shares during the last quarter. 98.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.