Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the thirteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $12.3636.

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Coursera in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research cut shares of Coursera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of Coursera in a research report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Coursera from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Coursera in a research note on Friday, October 3rd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Coursera news, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $35,945.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 234,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,406,209.65. This trade represents a 1.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 258,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,879,979.64. This trade represents a 8.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 81,631 shares of company stock worth $938,034. 16.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Coursera Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE:COUR opened at $7.90 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of -27.25 and a beta of 1.37. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.83. Coursera has a 12-month low of $5.76 and a 12-month high of $13.56.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.01. Coursera had a negative return on equity of 4.75% and a negative net margin of 6.19%.The firm had revenue of $194.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.33 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.10 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Coursera has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast that Coursera will post -0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.