Coursera, Inc. $COUR Shares Sold by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. reduced its stake in Coursera, Inc. by 36.7%, now owning 0.16% of the company valued at approximately $1.76 million.
• Coursera's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $0.12, surpassing estimates, and a revenue increase of 9.9% year-over-year.
• Insiders have sold a total of 115,000 shares of Coursera stock valued at over $1.36 million in the last three months.

Capital Fund Management S.A. lowered its stake in shares of Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR - Free Report) by 36.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 264,213 shares of the company's stock after selling 153,480 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned about 0.16% of Coursera worth $1,760,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Coursera during the 1st quarter valued at about $180,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 264,208 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,762,000 after buying an additional 3,399 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Coursera during the 1st quarter valued at about $356,000. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Coursera during the 1st quarter valued at about $413,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Coursera by 78.6% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 215,197 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,433,000 after buying an additional 94,717 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.55% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Scotiabank lifted their price target on 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 upgraded Coursera from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $7.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Friday, July 25th. KeyCorp restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $12.00 price target (up previously from $11.00) on shares of Coursera in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Coursera from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.40.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 25,000 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 1,050,853 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,526,167.76. The trade was a 2.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 2,500 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.94, for a total value of $29,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 241,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,881,062.30. The trade was a 1.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 115,000 shares of company stock worth $1,363,100. 16.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Coursera Price Performance

COUR stock traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $11.50. The stock had a trading volume of 2,206,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,782,665. Coursera, Inc. has a twelve month low of $5.76 and a twelve month high of $13.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a P/E ratio of -34.83 and a beta of 1.40. The company's 50-day moving average price is $10.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.74.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $187.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $180.52 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.09 EPS. Coursera's 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Coursera, Inc. will post -0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Coursera Profile

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.