BMO Capital Markets Issues Pessimistic Forecast for KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Stock Price

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) had its target price dropped by equities researchers at BMO Capital Markets from $5.00 to $4.00 in a report issued on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ target price suggests a potential upside of 117.98% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $6.00 price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.50 to $2.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 14th. One 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 currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $3.77.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Performance

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies stock traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $1.83. The company had a trading volume of 396,673 shares, compared to its average volume of 988,575. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.56. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 1-year low of $1.75 and a 1-year high of $6.88. 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 has a market cap of $217.48 million, a PE ratio of -0.46 and a beta of 3.86.

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

Institutional Trading of KinderCare Learning Companies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $67,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $61,000. Silver Point Capital L.P. acquired a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $21,696,250. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $251,000.

KinderCare Learning Companies Company Profile

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc is a provider of early childhood education and care services in the United States. The company operates learning centers that serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, with programs designed to support children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development.

Its services include full- and part-time child care, preschool education, pre-kindergarten programs, before- and after-school care, and seasonal programs such as summer camps.