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In the latest session, Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL) closed at $25.66 down -1.87% from its previous closing price of $26.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.18 million shares were traded. SCHL stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.47.
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 5.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.76 and its Current Ratio is at 1.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
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 this company, Stifel on July 16, 2018, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $43 from $40 previously.
On December 13, 2017, Stifel reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $38 to $41.
Stifel reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on March 28, 2017, while the target price for the stock was revised from $45 to $44.
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 644076288 and an Enterprise Value of 918174784. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.565 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.242.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SCHL is 1.25, which has changed by -0.17809099 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SCHL has reached a high of $34.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.39%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SCHL has traded an average of 282.94K shares per day and 214000 over the past ten days. A total of 24.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 20.12M. Insiders hold about 19.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.51% stake in the company. Shares short for SCHL as of 1755216000 were 1508413 with a Short Ratio of 5.33, compared to 1752537600 on 1292683. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1508413 and a Short% of Float of 8.9499995.
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 0.030828515The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.29.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Scholastic Corp (SCHL) is currently drawing attention from 1.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.07, with high estimates of $2.07 and low estimates of $2.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.4 and $1.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.4. EPS for the following year is $2.1, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $2.1 and $2.1.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 1 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $240.41M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $240.41M to a low estimate of $240.41M. As of the current estimate, Scholastic Corp’s year-ago sales were $237.2MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $544.24M. There is a high estimate of $544.24M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $544.24M.
A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SCHL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.63BBased on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.73B and the low estimate is $1.73B.
