Q2 EPS Estimates for Stride Boosted by Barrington Research

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stride in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.64. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $5.04 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.50 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on LRN. StockNews.com cut Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Stride from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on Stride from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup lowered Stride from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $77.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group began coverage on Stride in a report on Thursday, August 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $94.00 target price for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.50.

Stride Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE LRN opened at $91.25 on Monday. Stride has a one year low of $51.75 and a one year high of $92.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 5.10 and a quick ratio of 4.95. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $79.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 21.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.26.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.72. Stride had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 11.38%. The business had revenue of $551.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $504.29 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LRN. Motco bought a new position in shares of Stride in the 1st quarter worth approximately $74,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Stride in the first quarter worth approximately $77,000. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Stride during the 2nd quarter valued at $78,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Stride during the 3rd quarter valued at $86,000. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Stride by 38.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,000 after buying an additional 754 shares during 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.