Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Increases Stake in Coursera, Inc. $COUR

Key Points

• Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. increased its stake in Coursera by 14.9% during the first quarter, now holding approximately 282,000 shares valued at nearly $1.88 million.
• Coursera's recent earnings report exceeded analysts' expectations, with a reported $0.12 EPS and revenue of $187.10 million, marking a 9.9% year-over-year increase.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for Coursera, with seven giving a Buy rating and an average target price of $11.40.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. grew its position in shares of Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR - Free Report) by 14.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 281,996 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 36,581 shares during the quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. owned about 0.17% of Coursera worth $1,878,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. State of Wyoming raised its stake in Coursera by 959.1% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,887 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 3,520 shares during the last quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE bought a new position in shares of Coursera in the 1st quarter worth about $67,000. Xponance Inc. bought a new position in shares of Coursera in the 1st quarter worth about $69,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Coursera in the 1st quarter valued at about $71,000. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Coursera during the 1st quarter valued at about $75,000. 89.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on COUR. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $11.00 target price on shares of Coursera in a report on Monday, July 21st. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Coursera from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Coursera from $8.50 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Coursera from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Coursera from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Coursera presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.40.

Coursera Stock Performance

Shares of Coursera stock traded up $0.07 on Wednesday, hitting $11.12. The company had a trading volume of 397,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,250,214. Coursera, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.76 and a 1 year high of $13.56. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $10.42 and a 200-day moving average of $8.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.68 and a beta of 1.40.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 period last year, the company posted $0.09 earnings per share. Coursera'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. Equities analysts anticipate that Coursera, Inc. will post -0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Coursera

In other news, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 75,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.87, for a total transaction of $890,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,075,853 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,770,375.11. This trade represents a 6.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 12,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.60, for a total transaction of $145,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 253,351 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,938,871.60. This trade represents a 4.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 115,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,363,100. Insiders own 16.80% of the company's stock.

Coursera Company 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.