William Blair Issues Positive Forecast for Stride Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stride in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.99 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.94. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $6.64 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2025 earnings at $6.62 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on LRN. StockNews.com downgraded Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Stride from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $116.83.

Stride Price Performance

Shares of LRN opened at $133.99 on Thursday. Stride has a fifty-two week low of $54.81 and a fifty-two week high of $137.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 5.50 and a current ratio of 5.60. The stock has a market cap of $5.84 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.32. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $109.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.84.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a return on equity of 21.23% and a net margin of 11.38%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Congress Asset Management Co. purchased a new stake in Stride in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,616,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Stride by 72.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 827,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,594,000 after purchasing an additional 347,564 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Stride by 51.1% during the third quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 929,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,326,000 after acquiring an additional 314,435 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in Stride during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $21,044,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Stride by 416.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 275,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,501,000 after acquiring an additional 222,165 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.24% of the company’s stock.

Stride Company Profile

Stride, Inc, a technology-based education service company, engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, support, and facilitate individualized learning for students.