Research Analysts Set Expectations for Stride Q3 Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Stock analysts at William Blair lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stride in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now anticipates that the company will earn $1.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $5.05 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Stride’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.72. The company had revenue of $551.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $504.29 million. Stride had a net margin of 10.01% and a return on equity of 19.12%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on LRN. Citigroup downgraded shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $77.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Stride from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Barrington Research lifted their target price on shares of Stride from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group initiated coverage on shares of Stride in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $94.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $88.50.

Stride Trading Up 39.1 %

NYSE LRN opened at $89.72 on Thursday. Stride has a 12 month low of $43.90 and a 12 month high of $89.84. The company has a market capitalization of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 5.10 and a quick ratio of 4.95. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $79.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LRN. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Stride by 20.1% during the 2nd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,122,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,608,000 after purchasing an additional 355,614 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in Stride by 2.7% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,154,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,821,000 after buying an additional 30,854 shares during the period. Swedbank AB purchased a new stake in shares of Stride during the 1st quarter worth approximately $60,385,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Stride during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,387,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Stride by 641.9% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 508,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,058,000 after purchasing an additional 439,911 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.24% of the company’s stock.

Stride Company Profile

Stride, Inc, a technology-based education service company, engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, support, and facilitate individualized learning for students.