Q3 EPS Estimates for Stride Lifted by Barrington Research

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Stride in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.02 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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 $6.67 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2025 earnings at $6.64 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on LRN. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Stride from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Stride from $94.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.83.

Stride Stock Performance

NYSE:LRN opened at $134.76 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $110.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.29. Stride has a 1-year low of $54.81 and a 1-year high of $137.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 5.60 and a quick ratio of 5.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.50, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.32.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a return on equity of 23.16% and a net margin of 12.30%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LRN. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in shares of Stride by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,170,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,851,000 after acquiring an additional 13,050 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Stride by 3.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 964,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,315,000 after purchasing an additional 35,349 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Stride by 51.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 929,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,326,000 after buying an additional 314,435 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Stride by 293.1% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 866,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,024,000 after buying an additional 645,835 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Stride by 72.4% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 827,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,594,000 after acquiring an additional 347,564 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.24% of the company’s stock.

About Stride

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.