Coursera (NYSE:COUR) Given New $7.00 Price Target at Royal Bank Of Canada

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) had its price objective lowered by investment analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $8.00 to $7.00 in a report issued on Friday. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price suggests a potential upside of 31.95% from the company’s current price.

COUR has been the topic of a number of other reports. KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Coursera from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Coursera in a research report on Friday. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $7.00 price target on shares of Coursera in a research report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Coursera from $9.00 to $6.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Coursera from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Coursera has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $9.88.

Coursera Trading Down 11.1%

Shares of COUR traded down $0.67 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.31. 7,558,876 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,940,084. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.24. Coursera has a 52 week low of $5.00 and a 52 week high of $13.56. The company has a market cap of $898.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.27 and a beta of 1.35.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($0.01). Coursera had a negative net margin of 6.73% and a negative return on equity of 5.17%. The firm had revenue of $195.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $195.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Coursera will post -0.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Coursera news, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 9,710 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.92, for a total value of $57,483.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 217,876 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,289,825.92. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Coursera

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Coursera by 1.5% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 70,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $621,000 after acquiring an additional 1,027 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 9.2% in the third quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 13,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after buying an additional 1,112 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 26,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,000 after buying an additional 2,439 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 17,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 2,824 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 2.8% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 104,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $698,000 after buying an additional 2,847 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.55% of the company’s stock.

Coursera News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Coursera this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record learner and consumer-segment growth driven by AI content; increases in registered learners support long-term monetization potential. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Needham reaffirmed a Buy rating with a $10 price target, signaling analyst conviction that shares can recover. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Telsey kept an Outperform stance (cutting its target to $10 from $14), showing continued bullish analyst support despite lower PTs. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 revenue of $195.7M grew ~9% year/year and was essentially in line with expectations, and the company reiterated its FY 2026 revenue outlook range ahead of the planned Udemy deal (outlook complexity remains). Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management framed results in the context of the Udemy transaction, which reshapes the longer-term outlook but introduces near-term integration and execution uncertainty. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed estimates ($0.07 vs. street ~ $0.08–$0.09) and fell from $0.12 a year ago, a clear near-term profitability deterioration. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Company signaled revenue ranges for Q2 and FY2026 that sit at or slightly below consensus and did not provide reassuring EPS upside, which heightened near-term growth/earnings uncertainty. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and researchers flagged enterprise churn and margin compression from heavier product and sales investment; Seeking Alpha downgraded due to deteriorating fundamentals and higher operating risk. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Wider GAAP loss and an ~88% drop in free cash flow were highlighted by market commentary, amplifying concerns about near-term cash generation and execution. Read More.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc (NYSE:COUR) operates a leading online learning platform that delivers courses, specializations, professional certificates and fully accredited degree programs in collaboration with top universities and industry partners. Founded in 2012 by Stanford University professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, Coursera’s mission is to provide universal access to world-class education and bridge skill gaps in a rapidly evolving job market.

The platform features more than 6,000 offerings created by over 275 academic institutions and corporate entities, spanning fields such as data science, business, technology, health care and the arts.