Scholastic (SCHL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Scholastic Corporation is a global children’s publishing, education and media company founded in 1920 by M. R. Robinson. Headquartered in New York City, the company develops and distributes books, digital resources and educational materials for children, families, teachers and schools.

Its publishing portfolio includes picture books, middle-grade and young adult titles, classroom magazines, reference materials and educational technology. Scholastic is associated with well-known brands and series such as Harry Potter in the United States, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Magic School Bus, Captain Underpants, Dog Man and Goosebumps. The company also operates book clubs, book fairs and school-based distribution programs that bring reading materials directly to students and educators.

Scholastic serves customers in the United States and international markets, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. In addition to publishing and distribution, it provides classroom and supplemental education products designed to support literacy, curriculum instruction and student learning. Peter Warwick has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $38.72 to $39.47
• 50-Day Range: $32.35 to $42.78
• 52-Week Range: $26.38 to $48.07
• Volume: 43,844 shs
• Average Volume: 449,313 shs
• Market Capitalization: $736.75 million
• P/E Ratio: 27.93
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: $35.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Scholastic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Scholastic scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 125th out of 236 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

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 $35.00, representing about 10.1% downside from its current price of $38.94.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 71.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Scholastic are expected to grow by 71.63% in the coming year, from $1.41 to $2.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Scholastic is 27.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Scholastic is 27.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 17.08.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Scholastic has a PEG Ratio of 2.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Scholastic has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.96% 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 3.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Scholastic has recently increased by 4.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Scholastic pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, 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 71.43%. 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 41.32% next year. This indicates that Scholastic will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Scholastic has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Scholastic this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SCHL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Scholastic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Scholastic insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,731,334.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.77% of the stock of Scholastic is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/24/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SCHL
• CIK: 866729
• Web: www.scholastic.com
• Phone: (212) 343-6100
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 6,905
• Year Founded: 1920

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Scholastic: $35.00
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.50
• P/E Growth: 2.14
• Net Income: $56.70 million
• Net Margins: 3.60%
• Pretax Margin: 5.63%
• Return on Equity: 5.00%
• Return on Assets: 2.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 1.25
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $6.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.63
• Book Value: $34.80 per share
• Price / Book: 1.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,860,000
• Free Float: 16,454,000
• Market Cap: $731.39 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08