Coursera, Inc. (COUR)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Mountain View, United States | NYSE
4.97 USD
-0.10
(-1.972%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Coursera remains fundamentally fractured despite recent revenue growth headlines. The company is posting losses, with negative profit margins and a return on equity of -15%, while trading at a forward P/E of roughly 6x on expected earnings that haven't materialized yet. This disconnect suggests the market views the current valuation as a trap rather than a bargain. The price action confirms this skepticism, with the stock down nearly 70% over the last four years and failing to close above its 200-day moving average. While the recent 60% revenue jump is impressive, the balance sheet shows weak operating cash flow relative to free cash flow, hinting at aggressive accounting or heavy reinvestment needs that aren't paying off immediately. With no dividend to provide income and a massive amount of put option open interest signaling fear of further declines, the risk-reward profile is skewed heavily against the buyer. The statistical forecast models also show low confidence in any immediate reversal, reinforcing the view that the road ahead is likely bumpy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.056462 |
| AutoTheta | 0.056913 |
| AutoETS | 0.057260 |
| MSTL | 0.059238 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 2.47 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.433 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.88 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.831 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.822 |
| Market Cap | 1,314,067,968 |
| Forward P/E | 6.04 |
| Beta | 1.25 |
| Profit Margins | -15.39% |
| Website | https://www.coursera.org |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with out-of-the-money put open interest significantly outweighing call open interest across nearly all expirations. The 'top OI' strikes for puts are consistently in the money or just out (e.g., $3.00, $4.00, $6.00), suggesting a strong expectation of further price weakness. Conversely, call positioning is sparse, with significant open interest concentrated at lower strikes ($7.00) rather than upside targets, indicating limited speculative appetite for a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.503428 |
| Address1 | 2,440 West El Camino Real |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 62.533 |
| All Time Low | 4.531 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 10,100 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 8,002,730 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,230,034 |
| Average Volume | 6,230,034 |
| Average Volume10Days | 8,002,730 |
| Beta | 1.246 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 16,500 |
| 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 | 4.97 |
| Current Ratio | 1.59 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 5.16 |
| Day Low | 4.97 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.831 |
| Display Name | Coursera |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| 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 | -9.282 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.386 |
| Enterprise Value | 341,568,000 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.63252 |
| Eps Forward | 0.82313 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.71 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.5346 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.5646 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1020128 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -50.342796 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.77 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.8000007 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.538533 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.531 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.43899965 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.09688803 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.531 - 10.77 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,617,197,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 226,715,068 |
| Forward Eps | 0.82313 |
| Forward P E | 6.037928 |
| Free Cashflow | 366,175,008 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,307 |
| Fullday Change | -0.07000017 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.380674 |
| Fullday Price | 4.99 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55896 |
| Gross Profits | 494,900,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03352 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90281 |
| 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; Helix, AI-native platform connecting skills discovery and personalized learning to verified capability and business outcomes. 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 | 1,314,067,968 |
| Market State | PRE |
| 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 | 1,353,728,000 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 5.09 |
| Operating Cashflow | 34,500,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.01641 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Phone | 650 963 9884 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.01999998 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.4024141 |
| Pre Market Price | 4.99 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,971,290 |
| Previous Close | 5.07 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 7.8574586 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.1691366 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.4841517 |
| Profit Margins | -0.15394 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.485 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.1 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.97239 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.97 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.97 - 5.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.09 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.07 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.97 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,603 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,597,653 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02399 |
| Return On Equity | -0.15195 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.596 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.822 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| 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 | 0.0956 |
| Shares Short | 25,277,743 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 20,556,032 |
| Short Name | Coursera, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.104899995 |
| Short Ratio | 3.94 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | COUR |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.94444 |
| Target Median Price | 7.0 |
| 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 | -0.71 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.8541 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.88410044 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.15102243 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,597,653 |
| Website | https://www.coursera.org |
| Zip | 94,040 |