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The price of KinderCare Learning Companies Inc (NYSE: KLC) closed at $5.27 in the last session, down -5.72% from day before closing price of $5.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. KLC stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.23.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KLC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.66 and its Current Ratio is at 0.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.50.
On August 13, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $10.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on August 13, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $9.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KLC now has a Market Capitalization of 622508736 and an Enterprise Value of 2981026816. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.11 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.435.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLC is 1.66, which has changed by -0.79928184 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13355756 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLC has reached a high of $28.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -53.79%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KLC traded on average about 933.52K shares per day over the past 3-months and 808150 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 118.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.95M. Insiders hold about 73.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 26.64% stake in the company. Shares short for KLC as of 1760486400 were 2592294 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 1757894400 on 2092751. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2592294 and a Short% of Float of 8.270001.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 8.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.2, with high estimates of $0.23 and low estimates of $0.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.79 and $0.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.77. EPS for the following year is $0.86, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $0.94 and $0.78.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $682.61M. It ranges from a high estimate of $696.57M to a low estimate of $672.3M. As of. The current estimate, KinderCare Learning Companies Inc’s year-ago sales were $671.48MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $707.25M. There is a high estimate of $721.87M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $686.25M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KLC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.74B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.76B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.66BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.87B and the low estimate is $2.79B.
