Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Coursera, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from thirteen analysts, with one rating a sell, five a hold, and seven a buy.
• The average 12-month target price for Coursera stock is $11.40, according to brokers who have issued reports in the past year.
• Recent insider transactions include senior vice president Alan B. Cardenas selling 6,101 shares and director Sabrina Simmons selling 9,335 shares, indicating a decrease in their respective holdings.

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $11.4038.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on COUR. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Coursera from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $11.00 price objective on shares of Coursera in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Loop Capital upped their price target on Coursera from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th.

Coursera Trading Down 1.1%

COUR stock traded down $0.1250 during trading on Monday, hitting $11.2350. 823,004 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,244,437. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $9.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.98 and a beta of 1.40. Coursera has a 52-week low of $5.76 and a 52-week high of $13.56.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $187.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $180.52 million. Coursera had a negative return on equity of 5.16% and a negative net margin of 7.05%.The firm's revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.09 earnings per share. Coursera has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Coursera will post -0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Coursera

In other news, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.94, for a total transaction of $29,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 241,295 shares in the company, valued at $2,881,062.30. This represents a 1.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.92, for a total value of $298,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,050,853 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,526,167.76. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 115,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,363,100 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 16.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COUR. LPL Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Coursera in the fourth quarter valued at $142,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in Coursera by 49.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 64,545 shares of the company's stock valued at $549,000 after acquiring an additional 21,315 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in Coursera by 149.7% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 25,539 shares of the company's stock valued at $215,000 after acquiring an additional 15,312 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in Coursera by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,230 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,540,000 after acquiring an additional 14,488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Coursera during the fourth quarter valued at $390,000. 89.55% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack.