B. Riley Forecasts Scholastic's Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:SCHL)

Key Points

• B. Riley estimates Scholastic's Q1 2026 EPS to be ($2.47) per share, with a full-year earnings estimate of $1.08 EPS for FY2026.
• Scholastic's stock is currently rated as a "Buy" with a target price of $37.00, following an upgrade from Wall Street Zen.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, reflecting a 3.2% annualized dividend yield.

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Scholastic in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 2nd. B. Riley analyst D. Crum expects that the company will post earnings of ($2.47) per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $37.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Scholastic's current full-year earnings is $0.84 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Scholastic's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.71) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.02. Scholastic had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a positive return on equity of 1.39%. The firm had revenue of $508.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $494.59 million. Scholastic has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Scholastic from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Scholastic currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $37.00.

Scholastic Stock Up 5.2%

Shares of NASDAQ SCHL traded up $1.28 during trading on Friday, reaching $26.06. 265,690 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 216,499. The business's 50-day moving average price is $23.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.54. Scholastic has a twelve month low of $15.77 and a twelve month high of $34.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market capitalization of $652.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -651.50 and a beta of 1.24.

Scholastic Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. Scholastic's payout ratio is -2,000.00%.

Institutional Trading of Scholastic

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Scholastic by 819.5% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,090 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Scholastic during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Scholastic by 182.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,776 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,147 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Scholastic by 458.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 2,593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC increased its stake in Scholastic by 508.7% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,194 shares of the company's stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 3,505 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.57% of the company's stock.

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children's books worldwide. It operates in three segments: Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment engages in publication and distribution of children's print, digital, and audio books, as well as media and interactive products through its school reading events and trade channel; and operation of school-based book clubs and book fairs in the United States.