Barrington Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Stride

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Analysts at Barrington Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stride in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.73. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $5.04 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com cut Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup cut Stride from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $77.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group initiated coverage on shares of Stride in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $94.00 target price for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Stride from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Stride from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.50.

Stride Stock Performance

LRN stock opened at $91.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.26. Stride has a 12-month low of $51.75 and a 12-month high of $92.75. The company has a current ratio of 5.10, a quick ratio of 4.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.01.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.72. The business had revenue of $551.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $504.29 million. Stride had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 11.38%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Stride by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 20,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,442,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Stride by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 11,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $813,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Stride by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 4,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in shares of Stride by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 40,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,834,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Stride by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 22,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,921,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. 98.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Stride

Stride, Inc, a technology-based education service company, engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, support, and facilitate individualized learning for students.