Stride, Inc.·Consumer Defensive

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Stride delivers technology-driven education and career learning programs to schools, employers, and individual learners nationwide.

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Stride, Inc. (LRN) is rated Buy at $93 as the post-crisis recovery is largely priced in and easy gains are behind. Career Learning segment drives growth, now 44% of revenue, with +15.9% y/y revenue and +11.6% y/y enrollment in Q3 FY2026. General Education enrollment decline (-5% y/y in Q3) is the key risk; stabilization is needed for further upside.

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Despite a bottom-line slide, the educational services provider still crushed analyst estimates in its fiscal third quarter.
Stride, Inc., a technology-based education service company, provides proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services to facilitate individualized learning for students primarily in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, and support students. The company offers integrated package of systems, services, products, and professional expertise to support a virtual or blended public school; individual online courses and supplemental educational products; and products and services for the general education market focused on subjects, including math, English, science, and history for kindergarten through twelfth grade students. It also provides career learning products and services that are focused on developing skills to enter in industries, including information technology, health care, and business; and focused post-secondary career learning programs, which include skills training for software engineering, healthcare, and medical fields to adult learners under Galvanize, Tech Elevator, and MedCerts brand names, as well as provides staffing and talent development services to employers. Stride, Inc. serves public and private schools, school districts, charter boards, consumers, employers, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as K12 Inc. and changed its name to Stride, Inc. in December 2020. Stride, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Consumer Defensive
Education & Training Services
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