KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on KLC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $6.00 target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Barclays increased their price target 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. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $4.13.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KLC opened at $2.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $325.93 million, a PE ratio of -0.69 and a beta of 3.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $4.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.89. 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 earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.02). KinderCare Learning Companies had a negative net margin of 17.23% and a positive return on equity of 6.65%. The company had revenue of $697.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $697.94 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.050-0.150 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,886,000. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position 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 valued at $1,282,000 after acquiring an additional 345,948 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 1st quarter worth about $421,000. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC lifted its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.3% in the fourth quarter. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC now owns 407,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,762,000 after buying an additional 156,663 shares during the period. Finally, Tejara Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $927,000.

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.