KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Price Target Raised to $4.00

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) had its price target increased by research analysts at Robert W. Baird from $1.50 to $4.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 9.17% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lowered KinderCare Learning Companies from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $6.00 to $2.50 in a report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a report on Friday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.20 to $2.90 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 16th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $6.00 to $4.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $2.00 target price (down from $6.00) on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a report on Monday, March 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $4.06.

KinderCare Learning Companies Trading Up 7.2%

Shares of KLC opened at $4.40 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $3.05 and a 200 day moving average of $3.97. KinderCare Learning Companies has a fifty-two week low of $1.75 and a fifty-two week high of $12.78. The firm has a market cap of $521.56 million, a P/E ratio of -4.64 and a beta of 4.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.05. KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 9.85% and a negative net margin of 4.13%.The company had revenue of $672.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $669.13 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.17 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at KinderCare Learning Companies

In other KinderCare Learning Companies news, Director Michael Nuzzo purchased 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $2.22 per share, for a total transaction of $55,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 46,905 shares in the company, valued at $104,129.10. The trade was a 114.13% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO John T. Wyatt purchased 275,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $2.07 per share, with a total value of $569,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,037,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,148,316.38. The trade was a 36.05% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have acquired a total of 519,118 shares of company stock valued at $1,054,221 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 5.31% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of KinderCare Learning Companies

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tejara Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $927,000. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 128.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 27,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 15,324 shares during the last quarter. AXQ Capital LP purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the third quarter worth approximately $148,000. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the third quarter worth approximately $1,669,000. Finally, Optimize Financial Inc purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the third quarter worth approximately $531,000.

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.