Northland Capmk Cuts Earnings Estimates for Franklin Covey

Franklin Covey Company (NYSE:FC) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Franklin Covey in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 6th. Northland Capmk analyst N. Chokshi now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Franklin Covey’s current full-year earnings is $0.97 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Franklin Covey’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS.

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $71.25 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $71.11 million. Franklin Covey had a net margin of 3.81% and a return on equity of 19.08%. Franklin Covey has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on FC. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Franklin Covey in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barrington Research decreased their target price on Franklin Covey from $27.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Franklin Covey has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $24.50.

Franklin Covey Stock Down 6.8%

NYSE FC opened at $14.82 on Friday. Franklin Covey has a 12 month low of $14.78 and a 12 month high of $40.15. The company has a market capitalization of $187.37 million, a P/E ratio of 18.76, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $18.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Institutional Trading of Franklin Covey

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FC. Royce & Associates LP grew its holdings in shares of Franklin Covey by 564.6% during the first quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 935,669 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,843,000 after buying an additional 794,876 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Franklin Covey by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 641,620 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $17,722,000 after acquiring an additional 27,119 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Franklin Covey by 45.4% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 422,357 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,660,000 after acquiring an additional 131,872 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Franklin Covey by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 314,626 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,181,000 after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Franklin Covey by 1.3% in the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 252,930 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,772,000 after purchasing an additional 3,296 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.88% of the company’s stock.

About Franklin Covey

Franklin Covey Co provides training and consulting services in the areas of execution, sales performance, productivity, customer loyalty, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Practice segments.