The price-to-earnings ratio for Stride Inc (NYSE: LRN) is above average at 22.62x. The 36-month beta value for LRN is also noteworthy at 0.36. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LRN is 42.24M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.45% of that float. The average trading volume of LRN on June 19, 2025 was 780.59K shares.
LRN) stock’s latest price update
Stride Inc (NYSE: LRN) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.26 compared to its previous closing price of 144.50. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-18 that LRN’s Career Learning segment jumps 23.7% as demand grows for tech-based, career-focused education paths.
LRN’s Market Performance
Stride Inc (LRN) has seen a 1.81% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -7.69% decline in the past month and a 19.37% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.84% for LRN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.60% for LRN’s stock, with a 24.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LRN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LRN stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for LRN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LRN in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $90 based on the research report published on August 20, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Canaccord Genuity, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LRN reach a price target of $94. The rating they have provided for LRN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 08th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to LRN, setting the target price at $46 in the report published on March 10th of the previous year.
LRN Trading at -0.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LRN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.73% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LRN starting from BARRETT FAMILY TRUST, who proposed sale 3,500 shares at the price of $139.53 back on Feb 13 ’25. After this action, BARRETT FAMILY TRUST now owns shares of Stride Inc, valued at $488,372 using the latest closing price.
BARRETT FAMILY TRUST, the Retired from Board of Director of Stride Inc, proposed sale 3,500 shares at $140.01 during a trade that took place back on Feb 12 ’25, which means that BARRETT FAMILY TRUST is holding shares at $490,037 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LRN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Stride Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 23.76, with 14.60 for asset returns.
Based on Stride Inc (LRN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 51.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 382.18 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.61.
Conclusion
In summary, Stride Inc (LRN) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
