Stride, Inc. (LRN)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Reston, United States | NYSE
82.39 USD
-0.79
(-0.950%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 82.39 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT
The most compelling signal here is the stark divergence between the company's deteriorating top-line growth and its exceptional long-term valuation expansion. While revenue contracted by 2.7% recently, the stock has delivered an extraordinary +882.8% cumulative return over the last nine years, driven by eight consecutive years of positive annual growth. This suggests the market has fully priced in the recent slowdown while rewarding the underlying business quality, which boasts a robust 21.7% return on equity and a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of nearly 6x. The short-term outlook remains constructive; despite a weak statistical forecast indicating a flat 45-day horizon, the technical momentum is intact with the price trading above key moving averages, and options flow is aggressively bullish, targeting prices well above current levels. However, investors must ignore the lack of dividends entirely, as the company has not paid a dividend in five years, making this purely a capital appreciation play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.030178 |
| AutoETS | 0.031453 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.031454 |
| MSTL | 0.032654 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 1.02 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.350 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.77 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 33.448 |
| Revenue per Share | 58.948 |
| Market Cap | 3,424,115,456 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.54 |
| Forward P/E | 8.88 |
| Beta | 0.14 |
| Profit Margins | 13.43% |
| Previous Name | K12 Inc. |
| Website | https://stridelearning.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by heavy call volume at strikes above the current price (90, 100, 135) and massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money calls for 2028. Conversely, put activity is concentrated at lower strikes (40, 85) with notably lower volume relative to the call side, suggesting a bullish skew where traders are betting on a continuation of the recent rally rather than a crash.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.43409574 |
| Address1 | 11,720 Plaza America Drive |
| Address2 | 9th Floor |
| All Time High | 171.17 |
| All Time Low | 7.11 |
| Ask | 82.05 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.7 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 704,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 836,214 |
| Average Volume | 836,214 |
| Average Volume10Days | 704,410 |
| Beta | 0.138 |
| Bid | 82.6 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 39.739 |
| City | Reston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 82.39 |
| Current Ratio | 5.941 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 84.05 |
| Day Low | 81.61 |
| Debt To Equity | 33.448 |
| Display Name | Stride |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,792,526,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,792,526,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.696 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.586 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,792,526,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,526,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,526,400 |
| Ebitda | 510,228,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20263 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 5.839 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.183 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,979,041,024 |
| Eps Current Year | 8.72667 |
| Eps Forward | 9.27667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.14 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 82.0468 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.34320068 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.004182987 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -43.409573 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 155.06 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -72.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.46865728 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 60.61 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 21.779999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.35934663 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 60.61 - 155.06 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,197,556,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 39,634,131 |
| Forward Eps | 9.27667 |
| Forward P E | 8.881419 |
| Free Cashflow | 224,867,120 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 9,200 |
| Fullday Change | -0.7900009 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.94974864 |
| Fullday Price | 82.39 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37750998 |
| Gross Profits | 950,600,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03805 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.16731 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 41,559,845 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Stride, Inc., a technology company, provides an educational platform to deliver proprietary and third-party curriculum, software systems, and educational services in the United States. The company offers online coursework and content in software engineering, healthcare, and medical fields, as well as state customized versions of those courses, electives, and instructional supports; end-to-end platform includes single sign-on capability for content management, learning management, student information, data reporting and analytics, and various support systems that provides an educational experience for students; and stand-alone products and services which can provide curriculum and content hosting on customers' learning management systems, or integration with customers' student information systems. It also provides instructional services that includes customer support for instructional teams comprising recruitment of state-certified teachers, training in research-based online instruction methods and Stride systems, oversight and evaluation services, and ongoing professional development; training options, such as hands-on training, on-demand courses, and support materials. In addition, the company offers support services, including marketing and enrollment, supporting prospective students through the admission process, assessment management, administrative support, technology, and materials support services. The company provides its products and services through virtual schools, traditional school districts, and consumer. It serves public and private schools, school districts, and charter boards, as well as employers, government agencies, and consumers. The company was formerly known as K12 Inc. and changed its name to Stride, Inc. in December 2020. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. |
| Long Name | Stride, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,424,115,456 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4973712 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-17 |
| Net Income To Common | 338,192,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,263,694,627 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 83.52 |
| Operating Cashflow | 433,814,016 |
| Operating Margins | 0.15981 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.48 |
| Phone | 703 483 7000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 82.39 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,831 |
| Prev Name | K12 Inc. |
| Previous Close | 83.18 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.441173 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.0732782 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3598114 |
| Profit Margins | 0.13430999 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.618 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.66667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.790001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.949749 |
| Regular Market Day High | 84.05 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 81.61 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 81.61 - 84.05 |
| Regular Market Open | 83.52 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 83.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 82.39 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 697,982 |
| Return On Assets | 0.11914 |
| Return On Equity | 0.21735 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.027 |
| Revenue Per Share | 58.948 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41,559,845 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1917 |
| Shares Short | 7,968,668 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,515,366 |
| Short Name | Stride, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2749 |
| Short Ratio | 11.06 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | LRN |
| Target High Price | 125.0 |
| Target Low Price | 90.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 107.5 |
| Target Median Price | 107.5 |
| Total Cash | 958,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 23.276 |
| Total Debt | 545,980,032 |
| Total Revenue | 2,518,081,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.14 |
| Trailing P E | 11.539216 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.4282 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 85.4042 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.0141983 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.035293326 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 697,982 |
| Website | https://stridelearning.com |
| Zip | 20,190 |