Northland Capmk Lowers Earnings Estimates for Franklin Covey

Franklin Covey Company (NYSE:FC) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Franklin Covey in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 6th. Northland Capmk analyst N. Chokshi now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Franklin Covey’s current full-year earnings is $0.97 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Franklin Covey’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS.

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.09). Franklin Covey had a return on equity of 19.08% and a net margin of 3.81%.The firm had revenue of $71.25 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $71.11 million. Franklin Covey has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Franklin Covey in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barrington Research cut their price target on shares of Franklin Covey from $27.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Franklin Covey presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.50.

Franklin Covey Trading Down 5.4%

Shares of FC stock traded down $0.86 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $15.04. 38,595 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 128,130. The stock has a market cap of $190.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.03, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.33. Franklin Covey has a fifty-two week low of $15.05 and a fifty-two week high of $40.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Franklin Covey

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royce & Associates LP boosted its stake in Franklin Covey by 564.6% during the 1st quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 935,669 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,843,000 after purchasing an additional 794,876 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Franklin Covey by 3,724.8% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 156,127 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,312,000 after purchasing an additional 152,045 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Franklin Covey by 45.4% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 422,357 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,660,000 after purchasing an additional 131,872 shares during the period. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Franklin Covey during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,579,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in Franklin Covey by 54.1% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 197,021 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,496,000 after buying an additional 69,168 shares during the period. 69.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Franklin Covey Company Profile

Franklin Covey Co provides training and consulting services in the areas of execution, sales performance, productivity, customer loyalty, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Practice segments.