Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Buys New Holdings in Coursera, Inc. $COUR

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 105,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $920,000. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of Coursera at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of COUR. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 1,848.6% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 3,919 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 102.9% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,852 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 85.9% in the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 7,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 3,340 shares in the last quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE acquired a new position in shares of Coursera in the first quarter valued at $67,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Coursera in the first quarter valued at $69,000. 89.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group upped their target price on Coursera from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Coursera from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Coursera in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Zacks Research cut Coursera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Coursera in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.36.

Insider Activity at Coursera

In related news, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 75,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.87, for a total value of $890,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,075,853 shares in the company, valued at $12,770,375.11. This trade represents a 6.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $35,945.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 234,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,406,209.65. This represents a 1.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 184,131 shares of company stock worth $2,156,134 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Coursera Stock Performance

Shares of COUR stock opened at $8.07 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $10.62 and its 200-day moving average is $9.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a PE ratio of -27.81 and a beta of 1.37. Coursera, Inc. has a 52 week low of $5.76 and a 52 week high of $13.56.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $194.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $190.33 million. Coursera had a negative return on equity of 4.75% and a negative net margin of 6.19%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.10 earnings per share. Coursera has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Coursera, Inc. will post -0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack.