Stride (LRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stride, Inc. is an education technology company that provides online and blended learning programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The company partners with public school districts, charter schools and other education organizations to deliver digital curricula, instruction, student support and administrative services.

Stride’s offerings include full-time online public and private school programs, supplemental courses, tutoring and career-focused learning. Its career learning programs are designed to help middle- and high-school students develop practical skills and explore fields such as information technology, health sciences and business. The company also provides learning platforms, instructional materials and education services for schools and families.

Founded in 2000 as K12 Inc., the company adopted the name Stride, Inc. in 2020 to reflect its broader education and career-learning focus. Stride primarily serves students and education partners in the United States. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer James Rhyu.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.74 to $79.14
• 50-Day Range: $75.54 to $97.63
• 52-Week Range: $60.61 to $155.06
• Volume: 868,850 shs
• Average Volume: 690,741 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.97
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $108.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Stride Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stride scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 210th out of 479 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: Hold

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 $108.75, representing about 37.6% upside from its current price of $79.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.19%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stride are expected to grow by 7.19% in the coming year, from $8.62 to $9.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stride is 10.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stride is 10.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Stride has a PEG Ratio of 0.46. 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 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.89% 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 11.68, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stride has recently increased by 6.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Stride does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Stride has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Stride this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LRN
• CIK: 1157408
• Web: www.stridelearning.com
• Phone: (703) 483-7000
• Fax: 703-483-7330
• Employees: 9,200
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Stride: $108.75
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.17
• P/E Growth: 0.46
• 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: 1.30
• Cash Flow: $11.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.69
• Book Value: $38.38 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,560,000
• Free Float: 40,313,000
• Market Cap: $3.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.14