Barrington Research Comments on Stride Q1 Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Stride in a report released on Wednesday, August 6th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.04 for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $170.00 price objective 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.95 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.46. Stride had a return on equity of 25.51% and a net margin of 11.97%. The firm had revenue of $653.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $626.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.42 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Stride in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Stride from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Stride in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Stride from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Stride from $148.00 to $159.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $143.40.

Stride Stock Up 3.9%

LRN stock opened at $149.60 on Friday. Stride has a twelve month low of $63.25 and a twelve month high of $162.30. The company has a quick ratio of 5.53, a current ratio of 5.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $6.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.85, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.10. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $138.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.81.

Institutional Trading of Stride

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Congress Asset Management Co. increased its stake in Stride by 102.2% in the 1st quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 1,169,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $147,973,000 after acquiring an additional 591,208 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Stride by 14,892.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 370,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,807,000 after acquiring an additional 367,545 shares during the last quarter. Cat Rock Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Stride in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,694,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Stride by 120.6% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 607,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,146,000 after acquiring an additional 332,098 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in Stride by 27.6% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,493,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,251,000 after acquiring an additional 323,275 shares during the last quarter. 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.