Comparing KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) and Its Competitors

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) is one of 36 publicly-traded companies in the “SCHOOLS” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare KinderCare Learning Companies to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KinderCare Learning Companies’ competitors have a beta of 0.24, indicating that their average share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares KinderCare Learning Companies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KinderCare Learning Companies	-4.13%	9.85%	2.28%
KinderCare Learning Companies Competitors	6.94%	4.90%	5.12%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.8% of shares of all “SCHOOLS” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of shares of all “SCHOOLS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares KinderCare Learning Companies and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
KinderCare Learning Companies	$2.73 billion	-$112.88 million	-3.04
KinderCare Learning Companies Competitors	$999.15 million	$63.00 million	15.19

KinderCare Learning Companies has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for KinderCare Learning Companies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KinderCare Learning Companies	3	5	1	0	1.78
KinderCare Learning Companies Competitors	378	766	1408	78	2.45

KinderCare Learning Companies currently has a consensus price target of $4.63, indicating a potential upside of 60.44%. As a group, “SCHOOLS” companies have a potential upside of 23.67%. Given KinderCare Learning Companies’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KinderCare Learning Companies is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

KinderCare Learning Companies competitors beat KinderCare Learning Companies on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

KinderCare Learning Companies Company Profile

KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. is a provider of high-quality early childhood education by center capacity. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. is based in PORTLAND, Ore.