State of Wyoming Has $48,000 Position in Coursera, Inc. $COUR

State of Wyoming grew its stake in Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) by 85.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,227 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,340 shares during the period. State of Wyoming’s holdings in Coursera were worth $48,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pale Fire Capital SE bought a new position in Coursera in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Xponance Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Coursera during the 1st quarter worth approximately $69,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Coursera during the 1st quarter valued at $71,000. Inspire Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Coursera during the 1st quarter valued at $75,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Coursera during the 4th quarter worth $86,000. Institutional investors own 89.55% of the company’s stock.

Coursera Price Performance

Coursera stock opened at $11.98 on Wednesday. Coursera, Inc. has a one year low of $5.76 and a one year high of $13.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion, a PE ratio of -36.30 and a beta of 1.40. The business’s fifty day moving average is $10.70 and its 200 day moving average is $8.88.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $187.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $180.52 million. Coursera had a negative return on equity of 5.16% and a negative net margin of 7.05%.Coursera’s revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.09 earnings per share. Coursera has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Coursera, Inc. will post -0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Coursera news, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.14, for a total value of $274,389.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 258,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,879,979.64. This trade represents a 8.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 12,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.60, for a total value of $145,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 253,351 shares in the company, valued at $2,938,871.60. This trade represents a 4.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 139,631 shares of company stock valued at $1,637,489. Insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on COUR. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $12.00 price objective (up from $11.00) on shares of Coursera in a report on Friday, July 25th. Zacks Research cut Coursera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Coursera from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Coursera from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Coursera presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.40.

Coursera Company Profile

Coursera, Inc operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack.