Brokerages Set KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) PT at $4.80

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $4.80.

KLC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $5.00 price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research note on Friday, May 15th.

Institutional Trading of KinderCare Learning Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KLC. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the 4th quarter worth $19,994,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 737.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,084,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,199,000 after purchasing an additional 954,743 shares during the period. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $5,466,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 69.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 997,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,626,000 after purchasing an additional 408,124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in KinderCare Learning Companies by 146.0% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 582,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,282,000 after buying an additional 345,948 shares during the last quarter.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $5.24 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $4.25 and its 200 day moving average is $3.86. KinderCare Learning Companies has a one year low of $1.75 and a one year high of $10.76. The firm has a market cap of $619.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.46 and a beta of 4.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.05. KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 8.22% and a negative net margin of 15.48%.The business had revenue of $672.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $669.13 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.2 EPS for the current year.

About KinderCare Learning Companies

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.