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In the latest session, Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL) closed at $27.6 up 2.22% from its previous closing price of $27.0. In other words, the price has increased by $2.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.7 million shares were traded. SCHL stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.91.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Scholastic Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, B. Riley Securities on September 03, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $37.
On July 16, 2018, Stifel reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $40 to $43.
Stifel reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on December 13, 2017, while the target price for the stock was revised from $38 to $41.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SCHL now has a Market Capitalization of 702190720 and an Enterprise Value of 1057429696. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.653 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.802.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SCHL is 1.19, which has changed by 0.25698328 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13153219 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SCHL has reached a high of $31.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.91%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SCHL has traded an average of 281.66K shares per day and 410580 over the past ten days. A total of 24.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 20.07M. Insiders hold about 20.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.42% stake in the company. Shares short for SCHL as of 1764288000 were 1516742 with a Short Ratio of 5.39, compared to 1761868800 on 1682222. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1516742 and a Short% of Float of 8.979999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SCHL is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029629631. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.29.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Scholastic Corp (SCHL) reflects the collective analysis of 1.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.74, with high estimates of $1.74 and low estimates of $1.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.43 and $1.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.43. EPS for the following year is $2.18, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $2.18 and $2.18.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $331.53M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $331.96M to a low estimate of $331.1M. As of. The current estimate, Scholastic Corp’s year-ago sales were $335.4MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $514.41M. There is a high estimate of $517.13M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $511.7M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SCHL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.63B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.62B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.63BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.69B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.7B and the low estimate is $1.68B.
