SG Americas Securities LLC Has $844,000 Position in Coursera, Inc. $COUR

SG Americas Securities LLC cut its position in shares of Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) by 31.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 96,307 shares of the company’s stock after selling 44,436 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Coursera were worth $844,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of COUR. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in Coursera by 5.6% during the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 20,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,000 after buying an additional 1,110 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Coursera by 102.9% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,852 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Coursera by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 104,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,000 after acquiring an additional 2,847 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Coursera by 13.7% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 23,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,000 after acquiring an additional 2,872 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its stake in Coursera by 85.9% in the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 7,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 3,340 shares during the period. 89.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Coursera Stock Performance

NYSE:COUR opened at $8.12 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.00 and a beta of 1.37. Coursera, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $5.76 and a fifty-two week high of $13.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.85.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.01. Coursera had a negative return on equity of 4.75% and a negative net margin of 6.19%.The business had revenue of $194.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.33 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.10 earnings per share. Coursera’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Coursera has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Coursera, Inc. will post -0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Coursera news, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.14, for a total transaction of $274,389.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 258,526 shares in the company, valued at $2,879,979.64. The trade was a 8.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $35,945.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 234,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,406,209.65. This represents a 1.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 81,631 shares of company stock worth $938,034. 16.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Coursera from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Coursera in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Coursera in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Coursera in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Coursera in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.36.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack.