KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) was downgraded by investment analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Zacks reports.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on KLC. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.50 to $2.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, KinderCare Learning Companies has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $3.77.

KinderCare Learning Companies Price Performance

KLC opened at $1.80 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $213.93 million, a PE ratio of 4.97 and a beta of 3.86. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $2.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.54. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 52-week low of $1.75 and a 52-week high of $6.27.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.08 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 business had revenue of $697.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $697.94 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.22 EPS. The business’s revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.050-0.150 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.10 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KinderCare Learning Companies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KLC. Silver Point Capital L.P. purchased a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies in the second quarter worth $21,696,250. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the second quarter valued at $9,413,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the second quarter valued at $1,886,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 146.0% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 582,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,282,000 after buying an additional 345,948 shares during the period. Finally, Militia Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies during the first quarter valued at $421,000.

KinderCare Learning Companies Company Profile

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc is a provider of early childhood education and care services in the United States. The company operates learning centers that serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, with programs designed to support children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development.

Its services include full- and part-time child care, preschool education, pre-kindergarten programs, before- and after-school care, and seasonal programs such as summer camps.