William Blair Has Positive Estimate for Stride Q3 Earnings

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stride in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $5.04 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Stride’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

LRN has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup cut Stride from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $77.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. StockNews.com cut Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Stride from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Stride from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group initiated coverage on Stride in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $94.00 target price on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Stride currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.50.

Stride Price Performance

LRN opened at $91.28 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 4.95 and a current ratio of 5.10. Stride has a 52-week low of $51.75 and a 52-week high of $92.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.26. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $79.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.01.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.72. Stride had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 11.38%. The firm had revenue of $551.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $504.29 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stride

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Motco purchased a new stake in Stride in the first quarter worth $74,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stride in the first quarter worth $77,000. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stride in the second quarter worth $78,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stride in the third quarter worth $86,000. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Stride by 38.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after acquiring an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. 98.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.