Coursera, Inc. (COUR)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Mountain View, United States | NYSE
6.47 USD
+0.08
(1.252%)
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(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.47 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:36 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a classic turnaround story with a heavy discount, but the execution risks remain severe. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of life with 60% revenue growth and a massive expansion in guidance, which is rare for a struggling tech firm. The balance sheet is surprisingly clean with negligible debt and strong free cash flow, providing a safety net that many peers lack. However, the stock is still bleeding value; it has lost nearly 70% of its value over the last four years, and profitability remains elusive with negative operating margins. The market is pricing in significant uncertainty, reflected in the wide gap between the low analyst target ($6.50) and the high ($10.00). While the recent guidance raise is a positive catalyst, the path to sustained profitability is the critical hurdle. For now, the stock trades as a speculative recovery play rather than a stable compounder. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.042997 |
| AutoETS | 0.043736 |
| MSTL | 0.044973 |
| AutoTheta | 0.064824 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 6.03 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.001 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.208 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.82 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.831 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.822 |
| Market Cap | 1,710,667,904 |
| Forward P/E | 7.86 |
| Beta | 1.23 |
| Profit Margins | -15.39% |
| Website | https://www.coursera.org |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to slightly lower scenario. Call Open Interest is heavily concentrated at the money (6.0 strike) and slightly out-of-the-money, suggesting a bullish bias for a quick bounce to parity. However, Put Open Interest is significantly heavier at strikes below the current price (4.0 and 5.0), particularly for the November and January expirations, indicating a strong floor expectation or hedging demand against further downside. The massive implied volatility skew on deep puts suggests fear of a drop to the 4.0 level.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.42171943 |
| Address1 | 2,440 West El Camino Real |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 62.533 |
| All Time Low | 5.0 |
| Ask | 6.6 |
| Ask Size | 12,700 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,107,740 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,656,479 |
| Average Volume | 6,656,479 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,107,740 |
| Beta | 1.233 |
| Bid | 6.51 |
| Bid Size | 5,000 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 4.251 |
| City | Mountain View |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.47 |
| Current Ratio | 1.59 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 6.635 |
| Day Low | 6.4 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.831 |
| Display Name | Coursera |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,358,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,358,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | -36,800,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.04156 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -20.059 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.834 |
| Enterprise Value | 738,168,000 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.63252 |
| Eps Forward | 0.82313 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.72 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.7136 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.75639963 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.13238582 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -42.171944 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.32 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.85 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.47483766 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.4699998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.29399997 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.0 - 12.32 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,617,197,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 235,006,652 |
| Forward Eps | 0.82313 |
| Forward P E | 7.8602405 |
| Free Cashflow | 366,175,008 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,307 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0799999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.25196 |
| Fullday Price | 6.47 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55896 |
| Gross Profits | 494,900,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03216 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.92593 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 264,400,000 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-03-31 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Coursera, Inc. operates an online learning platform that provides education and skills training in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Consumer and Enterprise segments. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations; online bachelor's and master's degrees; postgraduate diplomas; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack programs in the domains of business, computer science, technology, and data science through Coursera.org for Individuals, Coursera Plus, Coursera for Enterprise, Coursera for Business, Coursera for Campus, and Coursera for Government. It offers its products to individuals, businesses, institutions, employers, colleges and universities, organizations, and governments. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. |
| Long Name | Coursera, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,710,667,904 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_204604732 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -136,300,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,689,516,000 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 6.47 |
| Operating Cashflow | 34,500,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.01641 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 650 963 9884 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 6.47 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,163 |
| Previous Close | 6.39 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.228925 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5219948 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.9320848 |
| Profit Margins | -0.15394 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.485 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.25196 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.635 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.4 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.4 - 6.635 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.47 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.39 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,831,498 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02399 |
| Return On Equity | -0.15195 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.596 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.822 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 264,400,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0879 |
| Shares Short | 23,252,399 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 21,619,564 |
| Short Name | Coursera, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.096499994 |
| Short Ratio | 3.45 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | COUR |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.16667 |
| Target Median Price | 8.0 |
| Total Cash | 982,200,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.715 |
| Total Debt | 9,700,000 |
| Total Revenue | 885,400,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.72 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 6.28185 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.18814993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.029951356 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,831,498 |
| Website | https://www.coursera.org |
| Zip | 94,040 |