Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $11.4038.

Several analysts recently commented on COUR shares. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 price objective on shares of Coursera in a research note on Monday, July 21st. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Coursera from $8.50 to $10.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Coursera from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $7.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Coursera from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Coursera in a research note on Saturday, September 27th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Coursera

In related news, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.14, for a total transaction of $274,389.34. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 258,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,879,979.64. This trade represents a 8.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 29,636 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.97, for a total transaction of $354,742.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 954,047 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,419,942.59. The trade was a 3.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 193,131 shares of company stock worth $2,265,189. 16.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Coursera

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP lifted its position in Coursera by 1,848.6% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 3,919 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 102.9% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,852 shares during the period. State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 85.9% in the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 7,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 3,340 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 163.7% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 7,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 4,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pale Fire Capital SE purchased a new stake in Coursera during the 1st quarter worth $67,000. 89.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Coursera Stock Performance

Shares of COUR opened at $10.29 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -31.18 and a beta of 1.40. Coursera has a fifty-two week low of $5.76 and a fifty-two week high of $13.56. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.41.

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

About Coursera

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.