Analysts Set Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) Target Price at $12.36

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $12.3636.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Coursera from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research lowered Coursera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Coursera in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of Coursera in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of Coursera in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.14, for a total value of $274,389.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 258,526 shares in the company, valued at $2,879,979.64. This trade represents a 8.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 29,636 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.97, for a total transaction of $354,742.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 954,047 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,419,942.59. This trade represents a 3.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 81,631 shares of company stock worth $938,034 over the last quarter. 16.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Coursera

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Coursera by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,306,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,964,000 after acquiring an additional 159,820 shares in the last quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Coursera in the first quarter worth approximately $1,299,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Coursera by 3.6% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,041,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,933,000 after purchasing an additional 35,981 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC raised its stake in Coursera by 13.0% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 241,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,608,000 after purchasing an additional 27,760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Coursera during the first quarter valued at approximately $7,764,000. 89.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Coursera Price Performance

Shares of Coursera stock opened at $7.96 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of -27.43 and a beta of 1.37. Coursera has a 1 year low of $5.76 and a 1 year high of $13.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.81.

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