What is William Blair’s Estimate for Stride Q2 Earnings?

Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN) – Equities research analysts at William Blair upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Stride in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the company will earn $1.98 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.66. The consensus estimate for Stride’s current full-year earnings is $5.05 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Stride’s FY2025 earnings at $6.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.27 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Stride from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup lowered shares of Stride from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $77.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Stride from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barrington Research upped their price objective on Stride from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.50.

Stride Stock Performance

Shares of LRN opened at $92.28 on Friday. Stride has a 12-month low of $50.28 and a 12-month high of $92.75. The company has a current ratio of 5.10, a quick ratio of 4.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The company has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a PE ratio of 21.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $79.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.80.

Stride (NYSE:LRN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.72. The company had revenue of $551.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $504.29 million. Stride had a return on equity of 19.12% and a net margin of 10.01%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Stride

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LRN. Trail Ridge Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stride in the 3rd quarter valued at about $396,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in Stride by 3.5% in the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 24,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,071,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Stride by 2.5% during the third quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 20,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,757,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Stride by 8,431.7% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 5,059 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Stride in the third quarter worth approximately $210,000. 98.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Stride

Stride, Inc, a technology-based education service company, engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, support, and facilitate individualized learning for students.