KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” by Brokerages

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the ten research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $4.1286.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 350.8% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 5,136 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter worth $45,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 1,971 shares during the period. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $68,000.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:KLC opened at $2.56 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. The stock has a market cap of $303.18 million, a PE ratio of -0.64 and a beta of 3.99. KinderCare Learning Companies has a fifty-two week low of $1.75 and a fifty-two week high of $7.77.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.02). KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 6.65% and a negative net margin of 17.23%.The company had revenue of $697.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $697.94 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.050-0.150 EPS. Analysts expect that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.