Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $11.4038.

COUR has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Coursera from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Coursera from $8.50 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $12.00 price objective (up previously from $11.00) on shares of Coursera in a report on Friday, July 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $13.00 target price on shares of Coursera in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th.

Coursera Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of COUR opened at $10.11 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $11.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.51. Coursera has a twelve month low of $5.76 and a twelve month high of $13.56. The stock has a market cap of $1.63 billion, a PE ratio of -30.62 and a beta of 1.40.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $187.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $180.52 million. Coursera had a negative net margin of 7.05% and a negative return on equity of 5.16%. Coursera’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.09 earnings per share. Coursera has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Coursera will post -0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Coursera

In related news, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.14, for a total value of $274,389.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 258,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,879,979.64. This represents a 8.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.87, for a total value of $890,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,075,853 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,770,375.11. This represents a 6.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 193,131 shares of company stock valued at $2,265,189 over the last 90 days. 16.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Coursera

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Coursera during the second quarter valued at about $15,435,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Coursera during the 1st quarter valued at about $7,764,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Coursera by 260.7% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,259,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,030,000 after acquiring an additional 910,123 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Coursera by 125.4% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,466,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,833,000 after purchasing an additional 815,745 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in Coursera in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,863,000. Institutional investors own 89.55% of the company’s stock.

Coursera Company Profile

Coursera, Inc operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack.