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The closing price of Stride Inc (NYSE: LRN) was $128.56 for the day, up 1.72% from the previous closing price of $126.39. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. LRN stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.1899.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LRN’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.93 and its Current Ratio is at 6.02. 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 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 5598350848 and an Enterprise Value of 5578715136. As of this moment, Stride’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.544 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.729.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LRN is 0.47, which has changed by 1.0406349 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LRN has reached a high of $145.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 33.02%.
Shares Statistics:
LRN traded an average of 832.45K shares per day over the past three months and 666460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 43.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.18M. Insiders hold about 5.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.61% stake in the company. Shares short for LRN as of 1741910400 were 4113033 with a Short Ratio of 4.94, compared to 1739491200 on 4523519. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4113033 and a Short% of Float of 13.319999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0