Barrington Research Has Positive View of Stride Q3 Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stride in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.02 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.94. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $6.64 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2025 earnings at $6.64 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last issued its 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 return on equity of 21.23% and a net margin of 11.38%.

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

Stride Trading Up 4.8 %

Shares of NYSE:LRN opened at $133.99 on Thursday. Stride has a 1 year low of $54.81 and a 1 year high of $137.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $109.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.84 billion, a PE ratio of 24.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a current ratio of 5.60, a quick ratio of 5.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

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

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.