KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Shares Up 7.9% – What’s Next?

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) shares rose 7.9% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $4.51 and last traded at $4.5840. Approximately 150,545 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 1,109,108 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.25.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KLC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group boosted their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $4.80.

KinderCare Learning Companies Trading Up 16.4%

The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.81. The stock has a market cap of $585.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.37 and a beta of 4.45.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.05. KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 8.22% and a negative net margin of 15.48%.The company had revenue of $672.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $669.13 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.23 EPS. The business’s revenue 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, equities analysts anticipate that KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. will post 0.2 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 350.8% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 5,136 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.4% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 1,971 shares in the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $68,000. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC bought a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $70,000.

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.