Militia Capital Management LLC Purchases New Holdings in KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $KLC

Militia Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC – Free Report) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 191,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $421,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $19,994,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,073,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,407,000 after purchasing an additional 97,361 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 737.3% in the third quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,084,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,199,000 after purchasing an additional 954,743 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 69.2% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 997,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,626,000 after purchasing an additional 408,124 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 730,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 28,627 shares during the period.

Get KinderCare Learning Companies alerts:

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $5.43 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.74. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $1.75 and a 52 week high of $9.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $642.60 million, a P/E ratio of -1.52 and a beta of 3.99. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $4.54 and a 200-day moving average of $3.93.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.05. KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 8.22% and a negative net margin of 15.48%.The business had revenue of $672.52 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $669.13 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share. KinderCare Learning Companies’s revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. will post 0.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on KLC. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $4.80.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on KLC

About KinderCare Learning Companies

(Free Report)

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.

Featured Articles

• Five stocks we like better than KinderCare Learning Companies
• SpaceX’s First Earnings Report Could Decide Whether Shorts or Bulls Have Control
• Why Rare Earth Processing Could Be the Real 2027 Opportunity
• The S&P 493 Are Staging a Comeback—This Value ETF Offers Broad Exposure
• TSMC Insiders Are Buying the Pullback—But Is the Signal as Bullish as It Looks?

Want to see what other hedge funds are holding KLC? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC – Free Report).

Receive News & Ratings for KinderCare Learning Companies Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for KinderCare Learning Companies and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.