Sidoti Csr Issues Negative Forecast for Scholastic Earnings

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Scholastic in a report issued on Monday, September 8th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now forecasts that the company will earn $1.37 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Scholastic’s current full-year earnings is $0.84 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Scholastic’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.02. Scholastic had a positive return on equity of 1.39% and a negative net margin of 0.12%.The business had revenue of $508.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $494.59 million. Scholastic has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. B. Riley assumed coverage on Scholastic in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $37.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Scholastic from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $37.00.

Scholastic Trading Up 4.1%

NASDAQ:SCHL opened at $27.38 on Thursday. Scholastic has a 1-year low of $15.77 and a 1-year high of $34.18. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $24.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $685.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -684.50 and a beta of 1.24.

Scholastic Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Scholastic’s payout ratio is -2,000.00%.

Institutional Trading of Scholastic

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ananym Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Scholastic during the 1st quarter valued at $23,600,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Scholastic by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 694,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,577,000 after acquiring an additional 19,225 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Scholastic by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 637,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,044,000 after acquiring an additional 69,722 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Scholastic by 245,664.0% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 518,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,790,000 after acquiring an additional 518,351 shares during the period. Finally, Bragg Financial Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of Scholastic by 40.6% during the 1st quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 452,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,542,000 after acquiring an additional 130,572 shares during the period. 82.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children’s books worldwide. It operates in three segments: Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution segment engages in publication and distribution of children’s print, digital, and audio books, as well as media and interactive products through its school reading events and trade channel; and operation of school-based book clubs and book fairs in the United States.