KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) Given Consensus Rating of “Reduce” by Brokerages

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) has been given an average rating of “Reduce” by the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $4.80.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on KLC shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Morgan Stanley downgraded KinderCare Learning Companies from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $6.00 to $2.50 in a research report on Friday, March 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.20 to $2.90 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

NYSE:KLC opened at $4.20 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $3.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.81. The company has a market cap of $497.52 million, a P/E ratio of -1.17 and a beta of 4.46. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 52-week low of $1.75 and a 52-week high of $10.76.

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

Institutional Trading of KinderCare Learning Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 6.5% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 16,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after buying an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 20.2% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 30,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,000 after buying an additional 5,192 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 32.1% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 44,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,000 after buying an additional 10,735 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $270,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 48.0% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 33,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,000 after buying an additional 10,932 shares during the last quarter.

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.