KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Reduce” from Brokerages

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” by the ten research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $4.80.

Several brokerages have commented on KLC. UBS Group increased their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th.

KinderCare Learning Companies Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of KLC stock opened at $3.84 on Thursday. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 12 month low of $1.75 and a 12 month high of $12.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95. The business’s 50 day moving average is $3.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.85. The company has a market cap of $454.18 million, a PE ratio of -1.07 and a beta of 4.61.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $672.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $669.13 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. Equities analysts predict that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at KinderCare Learning Companies

In related news, Director Michael Nuzzo acquired 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $2.22 per share, for a total transaction of $55,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 46,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $104,129.10. The trade was a 114.13% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO John T. Wyatt acquired 275,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $2.07 per share, for a total transaction of $569,250.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,037,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,148,316.38. The trade was a 36.05% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 519,118 shares of company stock worth $1,054,221. 5.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KLC. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the fourth quarter worth $19,994,000. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. lifted its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 47.5% in the third quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 3,919,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,261,311 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 737.3% in the third quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,084,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,199,000 after purchasing an additional 954,743 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 15.4% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,421,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,360,000 after purchasing an additional 588,987 shares during the period. Finally, Ararat Capital Management LP bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the third quarter worth $3,656,000.

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.