KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) Receives Average Recommendation of “Reduce” from Brokerages

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) has received an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $4.80.

KLC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley cut KinderCare Learning Companies from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $6.00 to $2.50 in a research report on Friday, March 13th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $1.50 to $4.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Performance

Shares of KLC stock opened at $4.20 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $497.52 million, a PE ratio of -1.17 and a beta of 4.45. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 52-week low of $1.75 and a 52-week high of $10.76. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $3.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $672.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $669.13 million. KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 8.22% and a negative net margin of 15.48%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.2 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $19,994,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 15.4% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,421,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,360,000 after acquiring an additional 588,987 shares during the period. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 47.5% in the 3rd quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 3,919,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,181,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261,311 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,073,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,407,000 after acquiring an additional 97,361 shares during the period. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 737.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,084,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,199,000 after acquiring an additional 954,743 shares during the period.

About KinderCare Learning Companies

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.