KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Lowered to “Strong Sell” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, August 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group decreased their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $4.13.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $2.68 on Monday. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 1 year low of $1.75 and a 1 year high of $7.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $4.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.73. The company has a market cap of $317.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.67 and a beta of 3.78.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last announced its quarterly 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $697.94 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.22 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts predict that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KLC. Silver Point Capital L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the second quarter valued at about $21,696,250. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $19,994,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $9,413,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 954,743 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,466,000.

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.