B. Riley Weighs in on Scholastic’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:SCHL)

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) – Research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Scholastic in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 19th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.03. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Scholastic’s current full-year earnings is $0.84 per share.

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Scholastic from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $37.00.

Scholastic Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of SCHL stock opened at $25.94 on Monday. Scholastic has a 1 year low of $15.77 and a 1 year high of $34.18. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $649.80 million, a P/E ratio of -39.30 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 18th. The company reported ($2.52) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($2.44) by ($0.08). Scholastic had a positive return on equity of 1.10% and a negative net margin of 0.65%.The firm had revenue of $225.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $240.41 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($2.13) earnings per share. Scholastic has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Scholastic Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Scholastic’s payout ratio is -121.21%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Scholastic

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Peapod Lane Capital LLC bought a new stake in Scholastic in the 1st quarter valued at $505,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Scholastic by 182.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,147 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Scholastic in the 1st quarter valued at $414,000. Ananym Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Scholastic in the 1st quarter valued at $23,600,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in Scholastic by 21.6% in the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 254,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,802,000 after buying an additional 45,253 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.57% of the company’s stock.

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children’s books worldwide. It operates in three segments: Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution segment engages in publication and distribution of children’s print, digital, and audio books, as well as media and interactive products through its school reading events and trade channel; and operation of school-based book clubs and book fairs in the United States.