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

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) have been given an average recommendation of “Reduce” by the ten research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $4.80.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays upped their price target 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. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 5,136 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,971 shares during the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $68,000. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $70,000.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Performance

KLC stock opened at $5.24 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $4.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.86. KinderCare Learning Companies has a fifty-two week low of $1.75 and a fifty-two week high of $10.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $619.98 million, a PE ratio of -1.46 and a beta of 4.20.

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