Militia Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 135,826 KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $KLC

Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 135,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $299,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 6.5% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 16,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 1,025 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in KinderCare Learning Companies by 20.2% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 30,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,000 after buying an additional 5,192 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 32.1% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 44,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,000 after buying an additional 10,735 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $270,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 48.0% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 33,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,000 after acquiring an additional 10,932 shares during the period.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KLC. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, KinderCare Learning Companies presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $4.80.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KLC opened at $4.84 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 stock has a market capitalization of $573.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.35 and a beta of 4.20. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.88. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $1.75 and a 12 month high of $10.76.

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