Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 35.77x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.04. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SCHL is 21.81M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.03% of that float. On June 24, 2025, the average trading volume of SCHL was 359.79K shares.
SCHL) stock’s latest price update
Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL)’s stock price has increased by 567659 compared to its previous closing price of 19.12. However, the company has seen a 14.42% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-23 that NEW YORK, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today provides an update on key strategic and operational initiatives to enhance shareholder value. These actions accelerate Scholastic’s ongoing efforts to achieve greater profitability and long-term growth and reinforce the Company’s commitment to efficient capital allocation.
SCHL’s Market Performance
Scholastic Corp (SCHL) has seen a 14.42% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 22.36% gain in the past month and a 0.57% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.43% for SCHL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 16.05% for SCHL stock, with a simple moving average of -3.85% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SCHL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SCHL stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for SCHL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SCHL in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $43 based on the research report published on July 16, 2018 of the previous year 2018.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SCHL reach a price target of $41, previously predicting the price at $38. The rating they have provided for SCHL stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 13th, 2017.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to SCHL, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on March 28th of the previous year.
SCHL Trading at 18.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SCHL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.96% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SCHL starting from Lucchese Iole, who purchase 1,654 shares at the price of $30.49 back on Jul 23 ’24. After this action, Lucchese Iole now owns 74,264 shares of Scholastic Corp, valued at $50,430 using the latest closing price.
Peter Warwick, the PRESIDENT & CEO of Scholastic Corp, purchase 1,674 shares at $30.46 during a trade that took place back on Jul 23 ’24, which means that Peter Warwick is holding 104,349 shares at $50,997 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SCHL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Scholastic Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 1.92, with 1.01 for asset returns.
Based on Scholastic Corp (SCHL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 85.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.23.
Conclusion
To sum up, Scholastic Corp (SCHL) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
