Comparing KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) & The Competition

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) is one of 36 public companies in the “SCHOOLS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare KinderCare Learning Companies to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.8% of shares of all “SCHOOLS” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of shares of all “SCHOOLS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares KinderCare Learning Companies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KinderCare Learning Companies	-4.13%	9.85%	2.28%
KinderCare Learning Companies Competitors	6.94%	4.90%	5.12%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for KinderCare Learning Companies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KinderCare Learning Companies	3	5	1	0	1.78
KinderCare Learning Companies Competitors	380	768	1408	78	2.45

KinderCare Learning Companies presently has a consensus price target of $4.63, indicating a potential upside of 51.51%. As a group, “SCHOOLS” companies have a potential upside of 22.87%. Given KinderCare Learning Companies’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe KinderCare Learning Companies is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KinderCare Learning Companies’ rivals have a beta of 0.23, meaning that their average share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KinderCare Learning Companies and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
KinderCare Learning Companies	$2.73 billion	-$112.88 million	-3.22
KinderCare Learning Companies Competitors	$1.02 billion	$62.93 million	15.24

KinderCare Learning Companies has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

KinderCare Learning Companies rivals beat KinderCare Learning Companies on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About KinderCare Learning Companies

KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. is a provider of high-quality early childhood education by center capacity. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. is based in PORTLAND, Ore.