Silver Point Capital L.P. Takes Position in KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $KLC

Silver Point Capital L.P. purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,105,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,696,250,000. KinderCare Learning Companies accounts for approximately 2.0% of Silver Point Capital L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Silver Point Capital L.P. owned approximately 4.31% of KinderCare Learning Companies as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $251,000. Ieq Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the second quarter worth $674,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the second quarter valued at about $9,413,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the second quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the second quarter worth about $128,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KLC has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating 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. Robert W. Baird lifted 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 note on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, KinderCare Learning Companies presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $4.13.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

Shares of KLC opened at $2.51 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. The stock has a market cap of $297.49 million, a PE ratio of -0.63 and a beta of 4.00. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.75 and a 12-month high of $7.68. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.84.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.08 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $697.52 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $697.94 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.22 earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts anticipate that KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.