Silver Point Capital L.P. Takes $21.70 Billion Position in KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $KLC

Silver Point Capital L.P. acquired a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 5,105,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,696,250,000. KinderCare Learning Companies comprises approximately 2.0% of Silver Point Capital L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $195,000 after acquiring an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.4% in 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. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 350.8% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 5,136 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 20.2% in 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. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 42.4% in the 4th quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 17,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 5,304 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group decreased 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. Barclays boosted their target price 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, August 14th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, KinderCare Learning Companies currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $4.13.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Down 1.2%

KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $2.51 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.75 and a 12-month high of $7.68. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $4.50 and its 200 day moving average is $3.84. The company has a market capitalization of $297.49 million, a PE ratio of -0.63 and a beta of 4.00.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last announced 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). The firm had revenue of $697.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $697.94 million. KinderCare Learning Companies had a negative net margin of 17.23% and a positive return on equity of 6.65%. The company’s revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.22 EPS. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.050-0.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. will post 0.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KinderCare Learning Companies 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.