Coursera (COUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Coursera, Inc. is an online learning platform that provides access to courses, professional certificates, guided projects, and degree programs. Its offerings cover subjects including business, technology, data science, health, and the arts, and are delivered through a combination of on-demand and structured learning formats.

The company serves individual learners, businesses, universities, and government organizations. Coursera partners with universities and other educational institutions, as well as technology companies and industry organizations, to develop and distribute educational content. Its enterprise services help employers provide workforce training, skills development, and learning programs to employees.

Coursera was founded in 2012 by Stanford University professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. The company expanded from offering university courses to providing professional credentials and online degree programs, and it serves learners and organizations in countries around the world. Coursera became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021.

Jeff Maggioncalda has served as Coursera’s chief executive officer since 2017. Andrew Ng is associated with the company as a co-founder and chairman of its board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.92 to $5.20
• 50-Day Range: $4.65 to $6.52
• 52-Week Range: $4.53 to $10.77
• Volume: 6.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.36
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Coursera Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Coursera scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th 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.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Coursera has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Coursera has a consensus price target of $8.36, representing about 69.1% upside from its current price of $4.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Coursera has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 100.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Coursera are expected to grow by 100.00% in the coming year, from $0.16 to $0.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Coursera is -7.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Coursera is -7.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Coursera has a PEG Ratio of 0.64. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Coursera has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. 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

11.42% of the float of Coursera has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Coursera has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.02, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Coursera has recently increased by 4.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Coursera does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.07

News Sentiment

Coursera has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Coursera this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for COUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Coursera to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $11,248,817.00 in company stock, which represents 0.8604% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Coursera insiders have bought 10,727.67% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $11,353,675.00 in company stock and sold $104,858.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.30% of the stock of Coursera is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.55% of the stock of Coursera is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:COUR
• CIK: 1651562
• Web: www.coursera.org
• Phone: 650-963-9884
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,307
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Coursera: $8.36
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +69.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.67)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.91
• P/E Growth: 0.64
• Net Income: -$51 million
• Net Margins: -15.39%
• Pretax Margin: -14.68%
• Return on Equity: -1.72%
• Return on Assets: -1.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.59
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $757.50 million
• Price / Sales: 1.73
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 264,400,000
• Free Float: 221,303,000
• Market Cap: $1.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24