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Scholastic (SCHL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$43.89 -0.12 (-0.27%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$43.88 -0.01 (-0.02%)
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About Scholastic Stock (NASDAQ:SCHL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$43.61
$44.31
50-Day Range
$38.07
$44.01
52-Week Range
$18.54
$44.54
Volume
259,221 shs
Average Volume
486,729 shs
Market Capitalization
$954.17 million
P/E Ratio
17.70
Dividend Yield
1.82%
Price Target
$40.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Scholastic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

SCHL MarketRank™: 

Scholastic scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 152 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Scholastic has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Scholastic has a consensus price target of $40.00, representing about 8.9% downside from its current price of $43.89.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Scholastic has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Scholastic's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Scholastic are expected to grow by 46.70% in the coming year, from $1.82 to $2.67 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Scholastic is 17.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Scholastic is 17.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 26.25.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Scholastic has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Scholastic's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.92% of the float of Scholastic has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Scholastic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.06.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Scholastic has recently decreased by 5.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Scholastic pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Scholastic does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Scholastic is 32.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Scholastic will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.96% next year. This indicates that Scholastic will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Scholastic's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Scholastic has a news sentiment score of 1.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Scholastic this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Scholastic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Scholastic insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    8.84% of the stock of Scholastic is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.57% of the stock of Scholastic is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Scholastic's insider trading history.
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SCHL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Scholastic's stock was trading at $29.63 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, SCHL shares have increased by 48.1% and is now trading at $43.89.

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 19th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.37) by $0.22. The business had revenue of $329.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $331.53 million. Scholastic had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.47% and a net margin of 3.88%.
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Scholastic's board initiated a stock repurchase plan on Friday, March 20th 2026, which allows the company to repurchase $200,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 23% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Scholastic: Make Believe Ideas Ltd, Ooka Island Inc, Troubadour Ltd., Weekly Reader, Learners Publishing, Math Solutions, Chicken House Publishing Limited, and others.

Scholastic's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.98%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.22%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.80%) and Empowered Funds LLC (0.64%). Insiders that own company stock include Warwick Peter, Iole Lucchese and John L Davies.
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Shares of SCHL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Scholastic investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), Humana (HUM) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/16 Dividend
1/30/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend
1/30/2026
Dividend Payable
3/16/2026
Last Earnings
3/19/2026
Record date for 6/15 Dividend
4/30/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
4/30/2026
Today
6/12/2026
Dividend Payable
6/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2026
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
PUBLSHG - BOOKS
Sub-Industry
Publishing
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SCHL
CIK
866729
Employees
7,090
Year Founded
1920

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$40.00
Low Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-8.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.48
Trailing P/E Ratio
17.70
Forward P/E Ratio
24.12
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$1.90 million
Net Margins
3.88%
Pretax Margin
7.41%
Return on Equity
2.47%
Return on Assets
1.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.18
Quick Ratio
0.73

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.63 billion
Price / Sales
0.59
Cash Flow
$4.40 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.97
Book Value
$33.68 per share
Price / Book
1.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
21,740,000
Free Float
19,820,000
Market Cap
$954.17 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.02

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This page (NASDAQ:SCHL) was last updated on 6/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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