Q4 EPS Estimates for Stride Boosted by Barrington Research

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Stride in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the company will earn $1.75 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.62. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $170.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $6.67 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2026 earnings at $7.45 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by ($0.07). Stride had a return on equity of 22.42% and a net margin of 12.30%. The firm had revenue of $613.38 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $591.15 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.60 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

LRN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Stride in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Stride from $134.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Stride from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $126.83.

Stride Trading Up 5.8 %

NYSE:LRN opened at $159.43 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.94 billion, a PE ratio of 26.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 6.02 and a quick ratio of 5.93. Stride has a 12 month low of $63.25 and a 12 month high of $160.39. The business’s 50-day moving average is $131.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $118.25.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stride

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Stride during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,696,000. Congress Asset Management Co. raised its position in shares of Stride by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 578,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,128,000 after acquiring an additional 43,829 shares in the last quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Stride during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $995,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new position in Stride during the fourth quarter worth $302,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Stride by 61.5% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 190,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,250,000 after purchasing an additional 72,518 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.24% of the company’s stock.

About Stride

Stride, Inc, a technology-based education service company, engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, support, and facilitate individualized learning for students.