KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) Given Average Recommendation of “Reduce” by Brokerages

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) has earned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $4.80.

A number of research firms have issued reports on KLC. Barclays boosted their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings cut KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 350.8% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 5,136 shares during the period. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 3rd quarter worth $68,000. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 3rd quarter worth about $70,000. Finally, American Trust bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 3rd quarter worth about $71,000.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

Shares of KLC stock opened at $5.24 on Friday. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 12-month low of $1.75 and a 12-month high of $10.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $619.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.46 and a beta of 4.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.23 and a 200-day moving average of $3.86.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $672.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $669.13 million. KinderCare Learning Companies had a negative net margin of 15.48% and a positive return on equity of 8.22%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.23 EPS. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.2 earnings per share for the current year.

About KinderCare Learning Companies

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.