Tejara Capital Ltd Buys Shares of 214,646 KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $KLC

Tejara Capital Ltd bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 214,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $927,000. Tejara Capital Ltd owned 0.18% of KinderCare Learning Companies as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 16,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 1,025 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.4% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,971 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 20.2% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 30,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 5,192 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 32.4% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 22,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 5,428 shares during the period. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the third quarter worth about $46,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other KinderCare Learning Companies news, CEO John T. Wyatt bought 275,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $2.07 per share, with a total value of $569,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,037,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,148,316.38. This trade represents a 36.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael Nuzzo purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $2.22 per share, for a total transaction of $55,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 46,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $104,129.10. The trade was a 114.13% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 519,118 shares of company stock valued at $1,054,221. 5.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on KLC. Robert W. Baird lowered KinderCare Learning Companies from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Barclays reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $2.00 target price (down from $6.00) on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research note on Monday, March 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.20 to $2.90 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 16th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $6.00 to $2.50 in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.50 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $4.63.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Up 7.2%

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $4.40 on Friday. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $1.75 and a 52-week high of $12.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.97. The firm has a market cap of $521.56 million, a PE ratio of -4.64 and a beta of 4.61.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.05. KinderCare Learning Companies had a negative net margin of 4.13% and a positive return on equity of 9.85%. The company had revenue of $672.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $669.13 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. On average, analysts predict that KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. will post 0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KinderCare Learning Companies Company Profile

KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is a provider of high-quality early childhood education by center capacity. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is based in PORTLAND, Ore.