Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Stride Q3 Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Research analysts at William Blair raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Stride in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.99 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.94. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $6.64 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2025 earnings at $6.62 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.11. Stride had a return on equity of 21.23% and a net margin of 11.38%.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on LRN. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Stride from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on Stride from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Stride from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Barrington Research raised their target price on Stride from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stride presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $109.17.

Stride Stock Performance

Shares of LRN opened at $128.15 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 5.50, a current ratio of 5.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Stride has a 12 month low of $54.81 and a 12 month high of $132.88. The company’s fifty day moving average is $109.33 and its 200-day moving average is $91.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stride

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in Stride by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 20,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,151,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Stride by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Stride by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 3,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Dakota Wealth Management raised its holdings in Stride by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 3,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Stride by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 11,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.