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Stride (LRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$83.18 -0.49 (-0.58%)
Closing price 08/14/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$83.45 +0.27 (+0.33%)
As of 08/14/2026 07:57 PM Eastern
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About Stride Stock (NYSE:LRN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$82.32
$84.14
50-Day Range
$78.63
$99.77
52-Week Range
$60.61
$171.17
Volume
488,015 shs
Average Volume
1.19 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.46 billion
P/E Ratio
11.55
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$109.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) is a technology-driven education company that designs and delivers online learning solutions for students and adult learners. Through long-term partnerships with state-authorized public school districts, Stride operates virtual academies that serve K-12 students across the United States. The company’s blended-learning model combines digital curriculum, live teaching support and data analytics to personalize instruction and monitor student progress.

In addition to its K-12 offerings, Stride provides a portfolio of career and workforce readiness programs under its Stride Career Prep division. These programs deliver online certificates and training courses in fields such as information technology, healthcare and skilled trades. Stride also offers a suite of supplemental curricula and professional development services to school districts and educational providers through its Stride Learning Solutions segment.

Founded in 2000 as K12 Inc. and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the company rebranded to Stride, Inc. in 2020 to reflect its expanding focus beyond traditional K-12 schooling. Over the years, Stride has acquired complementary businesses—such as Fuel Education—to broaden its curriculum offerings and extend its reach in both the public and private education sectors.

Stride’s programs are available in more than 30 states and are supported by a management team with deep experience in education, technology and operations. By leveraging proprietary learning platforms and flexible delivery models, Stride aims to address the diverse needs of learners from elementary school through adult career training.

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Stride Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

LRN MarketRank™: 

Stride scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 145th out of 486 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Stride has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Stride has a consensus price target of $109.75, representing about 31.9% upside from its current price of $83.18.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Stride has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Stride are expected to grow by 6.33% in the coming year, from $8.69 to $9.24 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Stride is 11.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Stride is 11.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 46.76.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Stride has a PEG Ratio of 0.48. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Stride has a P/B Ratio of 2.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    16.48% of the float of Stride has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stride has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stride has recently decreased by 1.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Stride does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • News Sentiment

    Stride has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Stride this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for LRN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Stride to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    3.00% of the stock of Stride is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.24% of the stock of Stride is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Stride's insider trading history.
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LRN Stock News Headlines

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LRN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Stride's stock was trading at $64.93 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LRN stock has increased by 28.1% and is now trading at $83.1810.

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.09. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis.
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Stride's top institutional shareholders include Jupiter Topco LLC (5.57%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.98%), Deutsche Bank AG (1.73%) and Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include James Jeaho Rhyu, Todd Goldthwaite, Les Ottolenghi, Vincent Mathis, Robert Cohen and Eliza Mcfadden.
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Shares of LRN 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 Stride investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
8/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Diversified Consumer Services
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:LRN
CIK
1157408
Employees
9,200
Year Founded
2000

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$125.00
Low Price Target
$94.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.29
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.20
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.55
Forward P/E Ratio
9.57
P/E Growth
0.48
Net Income
$338.19 million
Net Margins
13.43%
Pretax Margin
17.52%
Return on Equity
23.49%
Return on Assets
15.66%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.29
Current Ratio
5.94
Quick Ratio
5.81

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.52 billion
Price / Sales
1.37
Cash Flow
$11.72 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.10
Book Value
$39.28 per share
Price / Book
2.12

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
41,560,000
Free Float
40,313,000
Market Cap
$3.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.11

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This page (NYSE:LRN) was last updated on 8/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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