Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Grows Position in Coursera, Inc. $COUR

Key Points

• Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Coursera, Inc. by 3.6% in the first quarter, acquiring an additional 35,981 shares, bringing its total holdings to over 1 million shares valued at approximately $6.93 million.
• Coursera reported $0.12 earnings per share for the latest quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, with a revenue of $187.10 million, reflecting a 9.9% year-over-year increase.
• Several analysts have upgraded Coursera's stock ratings, with price targets ranging from $9.00 to $15.00, indicating a generally positive outlook despite the stock's recent decline of 0.3%.

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR - Free Report) by 3.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,041,051 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 35,981 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned 0.65% of Coursera worth $6,933,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of COUR. Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new stake in Coursera in the 4th quarter worth $8,710,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 253.1% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,424,354 shares of the company's stock worth $12,107,000 after buying an additional 1,020,969 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in shares of Coursera in the fourth quarter worth $6,612,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Coursera in the first quarter worth $4,132,000. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 125.3% in the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,076,727 shares of the company's stock worth $7,171,000 after buying an additional 598,726 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.55% of the company's stock.

Coursera Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE COUR traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $11.50. 2,206,830 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,782,665. Coursera, Inc. has a 12-month low of $5.76 and a 12-month high of $13.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $10.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a PE ratio of -34.83 and a beta of 1.40.

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

Insider Transactions at Coursera

In other Coursera news, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 2,500 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The shares were 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 directly owned 241,295 shares in the company, valued at $2,881,062.30. This trade represents a 1.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.92, for a total transaction of $298,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,050,853 shares in the company, valued at $12,526,167.76. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 115,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,363,100. Company insiders own 16.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Coursera from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Bank of America raised shares of Coursera from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $7.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Coursera from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Coursera from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Coursera currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.40.

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.