In the past week, SCHL stock has gone up by 1.74%, with a monthly gain of 22.41% and a quarterly surge of 14.44%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.50%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.30% for Scholastic Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.93% for SCHL’s stock, with a -0.84% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL) is above average at 36.26x. The 36-month beta value for SCHL is also noteworthy at 1.17. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 rating it as “overweight”, 0 rating it as “hold”, and 0 rating it as “sell”.
The public float for SCHL is 21.81M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.26% of that float. The average trading volume of SCHL on July 04, 2025 was 306.87K shares.
SCHL stock’s latest price update
Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.37% in comparison to its previous close of $21.93, however, the company has experienced a 1.74% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-07-03 that NEW YORK, July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) today announced the following schedule and conference call information for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 earnings announcement: Earnings Release: Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET and posted on the Company’s investor relations website, investor.scholastic.com. Conference Call: Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 4:30 PM ET hosted by Peter Warwick, President and CEO, and Haji Glover, CFO and Executive Vice President.
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.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to SCHL, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on October 13th of the previous year.
SCHL Trading at 15.19% 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 -44.21% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.50%, as shares surge +22.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +30.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SCHL rose by +1.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -31.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.04. In addition, Scholastic Corp saw -38.66% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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 0.54. 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
In summary, Scholastic Corp (SCHL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed 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.
