Northland Capmk Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Franklin Covey

Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Franklin Covey in a research report issued on Thursday, November 7th. Northland Capmk analyst N. Chokshi now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.38. The consensus estimate for Franklin Covey’s current full-year earnings is $2.11 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Franklin Covey’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Franklin Covey from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Franklin Covey in a research report on Thursday.

Franklin Covey Stock Performance

FC stock opened at $38.98 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $510.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.40, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.24. Franklin Covey has a twelve month low of $33.75 and a twelve month high of $44.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.12.

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The business services provider reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.07. Franklin Covey had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 33.12%. The firm had revenue of $84.12 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $80.38 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Franklin Covey by 3.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 703,603 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,623,000 after purchasing an additional 24,062 shares during the last quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC raised its position in Franklin Covey by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 549,145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $22,586,000 after buying an additional 45,312 shares during the last quarter. Bares Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Franklin Covey by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Bares Capital Management Inc. now owns 461,661 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $18,125,000 after buying an additional 3,570 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Franklin Covey during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $17,022,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Franklin Covey by 137.2% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 242,953 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,993,000 after acquiring an additional 140,537 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.