Wall Street Zen Downgrades KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) to Strong Sell

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note issued on Monday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on KLC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Robert W. Baird raised 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $6.00 target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings lowered KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $4.13.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KLC opened at $2.60 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $4.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $307.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.65 and a beta of 3.78. KinderCare Learning Companies has a one year low of $1.75 and a one year high of $7.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.02). KinderCare Learning Companies had a positive return on equity of 6.65% and a negative net margin of 17.23%.The company had revenue of $697.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $697.94 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.050-0.150 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 350.8% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 5,136 shares during the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the second quarter worth $45,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 62.4% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 1,971 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $61,000.

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.