Q4 EPS Estimates for Stride Reduced by Barrington Research

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Stride in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.62 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.73. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $140.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $6.67 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2026 earnings at $7.30 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Stride from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $116.83.

Stride Price Performance

NYSE LRN opened at $134.76 on Friday. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $110.56 and its 200 day moving average is $92.29. The company has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a PE ratio of 22.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.32. Stride has a fifty-two week low of $54.81 and a fifty-two week high of $137.54.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a net margin of 12.30% and a return on equity of 23.16%.

Institutional Trading of Stride

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stride during the second quarter valued at about $534,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Stride during the third quarter valued at approximately $430,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Stride by 8,431.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $437,000 after buying an additional 5,059 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in Stride by 20,248.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 8,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,000 after acquiring an additional 8,302 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt raised its holdings in shares of Stride by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 36,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,071,000 after acquiring an additional 7,100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.24% of the company’s stock.

About Stride

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.