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KinderCare Learning Companies Inc (NYSE: KLC) closed the day trading at $5.69 down -8.08% from the previous closing price of $6.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded. KLC stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.68.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KLC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.02. 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, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $9.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on November 25, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $30.
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 672120448 and an Enterprise Value of 3030638336. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.128 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.758.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLC is 1.78, which has changed by -0.8028413 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLC has reached a high of $29.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -54.95%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KLC traded about 831.54K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KLC traded about 721420 shares per day. 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 26.55% stake in the company. Shares short for KLC as of 1759190400 were 2313411 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 1756425600 on 2063229. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2313411 and a Short% of Float of 7.380000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 8.0 analysts. 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 $0.89, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $1.02 and $0.78.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $682.69M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $697.02M 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 $707.43M. There is a high estimate of $721.87M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $687.33M.
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 $2.85B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.94B and the low estimate is $2.79B.
