KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report published on Sunday,Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on KLC. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $6.00 target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, August 14th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $4.13.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $2.49 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $295.11 million, a PE ratio of -0.63 and a beta of 3.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $4.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.78. KinderCare Learning Companies has a one year low of $1.75 and a one year high of $7.68.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.02). KinderCare Learning Companies had a negative net margin of 17.23% and a positive return on equity of 6.65%. The company had revenue of $697.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $697.94 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.050-0.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Silver Point Capital L.P. bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $21,696,250. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,886,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 146.0% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 582,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,282,000 after acquiring an additional 345,948 shares during the period. Militia Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the first quarter valued at $421,000. Finally, Villanova Investment Management Co LLC raised its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.3% during the fourth quarter. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC now owns 407,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,762,000 after acquiring an additional 156,663 shares during the last quarter.

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.