Q3 EPS Estimates for Stride Increased by Barrington Research

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Stride in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.02 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.94. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $140.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $6.64 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2025 earnings at $6.64 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 21.23%.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on LRN. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Stride from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stride has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.17.

Stride Stock Performance

LRN opened at $128.15 on Thursday. Stride has a 1-year low of $54.81 and a 1-year high of $132.88. The company has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.32. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $109.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 5.60 and a quick ratio of 5.50.

Institutional Trading of Stride

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LRN. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Stride in the second quarter valued at approximately $534,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Stride during the 3rd quarter worth $430,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Stride by 8,431.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 5,059 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC grew its holdings in Stride by 20,248.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 8,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,000 after buying an additional 8,302 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its position in Stride by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 36,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,071,000 after buying an additional 7,100 shares during the period. 98.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Stride Company Profile

Stride, Inc, a technology-based education service company, engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, support, and facilitate individualized learning for students.