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: $18.70 to $20.03
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $9.17 to $29.89
• Volume: 622,241 shs
• Average Volume: 713,211 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $25.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KinderCare Learning Companies scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 290 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: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

KinderCare Learning Companies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KinderCare Learning Companies has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 156.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KinderCare Learning Companies are expected to grow by 156.67% in the coming year, from $0.30 to $0.77 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KinderCare Learning Companies 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.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KLC.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KLC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for KinderCare Learning Companies this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for KLC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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

Only 5.31% of the stock of KinderCare Learning Companies is held by insiders.

KLC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were KinderCare Learning Companies' earnings last quarter?

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KLC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 13th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.06. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did KinderCare Learning Companies IPO?

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) raised $576 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, October 9th 2024. The company issued 24,000,000 shares at $24.00 per share.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/13/2025
• Today: 7/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: SCHOOLS
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KLC
• CIK: 1873529
• Web: www.kc-learning.com
• Phone: 503-872-1300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 42,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KinderCare Learning Companies: $25.50
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +166.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.04
• Current Ratio: 0.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.42
• Cash Flow: $1.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.93
• Book Value: $7.33 per share
• Price / Book: 1.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 118,010,000
• Free Float: 111,740,000
• Market Cap: $1.13 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A