KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the ten analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $4.80.

Several research analysts have recently commented on KLC shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $5.00 target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings cut KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KLC. Bank of Montreal Can acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $19,994,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,073,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,407,000 after purchasing an additional 97,361 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 737.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,084,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,199,000 after purchasing an additional 954,743 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 69.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 997,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,626,000 after purchasing an additional 408,124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 730,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 28,627 shares during the last quarter.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Down 2.7%

NYSE:KLC opened at $5.06 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $599.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.41 and a beta of 4.20. KinderCare Learning Companies has a one year low of $1.75 and a one year high of $10.76. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.74.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.05. KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 8.22% and a negative net margin of 15.48%.The firm had revenue of $672.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $669.13 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.23 earnings per share. KinderCare Learning Companies’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. Sell-side analysts predict that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.2 EPS 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.