KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” by Analysts

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) has been given a consensus rating of “Reduce” by the ten analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $4.1286.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on KLC. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Barclays increased their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group lowered their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Silver Point Capital L.P. purchased a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter worth about $21,696,250. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $19,994,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,073,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,407,000 after purchasing an additional 97,361 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $9,413,000. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 737.3% in the third quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,084,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,199,000 after purchasing an additional 954,743 shares during the last quarter.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE KLC opened at $2.68 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 12-month low of $1.75 and a 12-month high of $7.68. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $4.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $317.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.67 and a beta of 3.78.

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

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.