What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Coursera FY2026 Earnings?

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Coursera in a research report issued on Friday, October 30th. KeyCorp analyst D. Au anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the year. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Coursera’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Coursera’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.08) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.22) EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on COUR. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Coursera from $8.00 to $6.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Coursera from $7.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Coursera from $6.50 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Telsey Advisory Group cut their price target on Coursera from $10.00 to $7.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on shares of Coursera from $10.00 to $6.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $6.36.

Coursera Stock Up 9.1%

NYSE:COUR opened at $3.79 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $5.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 1.24. Coursera has a 12-month low of $3.45 and a 12-month high of $8.89.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $376.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $368.52 million. Coursera had a negative return on equity of 1.72% and a negative net margin of 15.39%. Coursera’s quarterly revenue was up 94.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.10 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Pale Fire Capital Se bought 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were bought at an average price of $4.61 per share, with a total value of $4,610,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 28,806,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $132,797,573.15. This trade represents a 3.60% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 9,139 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.71, for a total value of $52,183.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 236,237 shares in the company, valued at $1,348,913.27. The trade was a 3.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Coursera

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Coursera in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Coursera by 63.2% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 5,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 2,152 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 299.7% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 4,433 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 54.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 7,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 2,672 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of Coursera during the second quarter worth $40,000. 89.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Coursera

Here are the key news stories impacting Coursera this week:

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Coursera Company Profile

Coursera, Inc is an online learning platform that provides access to courses, professional certificates, guided projects, and degree programs. The company works with universities, colleges, and industry partners to offer content in areas such as business, technology, data science, computer science, and personal development.

Coursera serves individual learners, businesses, governments, and academic institutions in countries around the world. Its enterprise and government offerings support employee training, workforce development, and large-scale education initiatives, while its consumer platform allows learners to enroll in individual courses or broader credential and degree programs.

Coursera was founded in 2012 by computer-science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller.