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Stride Inc (NYSE: LRN) closed the day trading at $157.38 up 4.62% from the previous closing price of $150.43. In other words, the price has increased by $4.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. LRN stock price reached its highest trading level at $157.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $150.086.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LRN, 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 6.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.27 and its Current Ratio is at 5.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on August 20, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $90 from $77 previously.
On August 08, 2024, Canaccord Genuity started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $94.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on March 10, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $46.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 13 ’25 when BARRETT FAMILY TRUST bought 3,500 shares for $139.53 per share.
BARRETT FAMILY TRUST bought 3,500 shares of LRN for $490,037 on Feb 12 ’25. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, Rhyu James Jeaho, who serves as the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of the company, sold 23,187 shares for $97.29 each. As a result, the insider received 2,255,863 and left with 663,091 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LRN now has a Market Capitalization of 6866001920 and an Enterprise Value of 6855421440. As of this moment, Stride’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.85 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.669.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LRN is 0.22, which has changed by 0.90786767 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18157876 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LRN has reached a high of $162.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.24%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LRN traded about 702.32K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LRN traded about 925680 shares per day. A total of 43.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.33M. Insiders hold about 2.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.05% stake in the company. Shares short for LRN as of 1753920000 were 4252576 with a Short Ratio of 6.06, compared to 1751241600 on 4284423. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4252576 and a Short% of Float of 13.79.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Stride Inc (LRN) involves the perspectives of 3.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.61, with high estimates of $2.72 and low estimates of $2.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.35 and $8.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.13. EPS for the following year is $10.01, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $10.15 and $9.9.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $619.25M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $625M to a low estimate of $603.7M. As of the current estimate, Stride Inc’s year-ago sales were $551.08MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $650.65M. There is a high estimate of $659.9M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $635.2M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LRN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.71B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.41BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.88B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.96B and the low estimate is $2.83B.
