Militia Capital Management LLC Acquires Shares of 135,826 KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $KLC

Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 135,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $299,000. Militia Capital Management LLC owned about 0.11% of KinderCare Learning Companies at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 6.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 16,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 20.2% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 30,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 5,192 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 32.1% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 44,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,000 after purchasing an additional 10,735 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in KinderCare Learning Companies by 48.0% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 33,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,000 after buying an additional 10,932 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on KLC. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group increased their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $4.80.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Performance

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $4.84 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $4.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $573.79 million, a P/E ratio of -1.35 and a beta of 4.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $1.75 and a 52 week high of $10.76.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.05. KinderCare Learning Companies had a negative net margin of 15.48% and a positive return on equity of 8.22%. The company had revenue of $672.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $669.13 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.23 EPS. KinderCare Learning Companies’s revenue 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. Sell-side analysts expect that KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. will post 0.2 EPS for the current year.

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.