Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Stride FY2026 Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research upped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stride in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 23rd. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $8.88 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $7.95. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $185.00 price target 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.06 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on LRN. Wall Street Zen raised Stride from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Stride from $148.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $146.40.

Stride Stock Up 1.9%

Stride stock opened at $147.38 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $149.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $143.04. Stride has a one year low of $63.25 and a one year high of $171.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 5.27 and a current ratio of 5.39.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Stride during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Stride by 333.3% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Stride in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Stride by 78.7% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 193 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Stride in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors own 98.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO James Jeaho Rhyu sold 13,961 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.66, for a total transaction of $2,270,896.26. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 706,353 shares in the company, valued at approximately $114,895,378.98. This trade represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.