KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. is a provider of high-quality early childhood education by center capacity. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. is based in PORTLAND, Ore.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.44 to $2.65
• 50-Day Range: $2.51 to $5.47
• 52-Week Range: $1.75 to $7.68
• Volume: 696,322 shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $298.67 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.13
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KinderCare Learning Companies scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 197th out of 490 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

KinderCare Learning Companies has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KinderCare Learning Companies has a consensus price target of $4.13, representing about 63.8% upside from its current price of $2.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KinderCare Learning Companies has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 180.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KinderCare Learning Companies are expected to grow by 180.00% in the coming year, from $0.10 to $0.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KinderCare Learning Companies is -0.63, 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 KinderCare Learning Companies is -0.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KinderCare Learning Companies has a P/B Ratio of 0.39. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.76% of the float of KinderCare Learning Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KinderCare Learning Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.81, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KinderCare Learning Companies has recently increased by 0.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

KinderCare Learning Companies does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

KinderCare Learning Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

KinderCare Learning Companies has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for KinderCare Learning Companies this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for KLC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added KinderCare Learning Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.80% of the stock of KinderCare Learning Companies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

KinderCare Learning Companies has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 8/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KLC
• CIK: 1873529
• Web: www.kc-learning.com
• Phone: 503-872-1300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 43,700
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KinderCare Learning Companies: $4.13
• High Price Target: $6.00
• Low Price Target: $2.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +63.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.98)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$112.88 million
• Net Margins: -17.23%
• Pretax Margin: -17.42%
• Return on Equity: 6.65%
• Return on Assets: 1.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.97
• Current Ratio: 0.75
• Quick Ratio: 0.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.11
• Cash Flow: $1.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.45
• Book Value: $6.38 per share
• Price / Book: 0.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 118,520,000
• Free Float: 111,643,000
• Market Cap: $298.67 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 3.99