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Stride, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

$78.88

Up+$0.87 (+1.10%)

Updated Oct 7, 2026, 1:51 AM

SID Score

5.2/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

62/100

Neutral

Market cap
2.78B
P/E ratio
8.7
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$60.61 – $155.06
Volume
869.06K
Avg. volume
1.8M

Price performance · LRN

LRN price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 5, 2026

LRN closed at $78.88 after 20 trading sessions, down 3.98% for the selected period.

Last close
$78.88
Period change
-3.98%
Period low
$75.59
Period high
$83.56
Daily close
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LRN OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 5, 2026$78.67$79.14$77.74$78.88869.06K
Oct 2, 2026$78.32$79.53$78.11$78.89702.98K
Oct 1, 2026$78.69$79.69$77.50$77.52613.18K
Sep 30, 2026$76.00$78.34$75.8978$77.98684.03K
Sep 29, 2026$76.26$76.845$74.585$75.59615.27K
Sep 28, 2026$78.50$78.50$76.50$76.66365.09K
Sep 25, 2026$79.93$80.36$77.47$78.56490.42K
Sep 24, 2026$78.86$80.355$78.59$80.04481.8K
Sep 23, 2026$78.62$78.67$77.00$78.53414.37K
Sep 22, 2026$80.00$80.63$77.25$78.69931.78K
Sep 21, 2026$78.65$79.94$78.11$79.501.32M
Sep 18, 2026$80.70$80.73$78.62$78.901.67M
Sep 17, 2026$82.00$82.66$80.54$80.95530.3K
Sep 16, 2026$84.26$84.45$81.945$82.04875.74K
Sep 15, 2026$81.51$83.74$81.395$83.56455.49K
Sep 14, 2026$83.51$84.425$82.45$82.70488.1K
Sep 11, 2026$82.09$82.81$80.4444$82.00547.27K
Sep 10, 2026$82.02$82.73$81.21$81.45576.91K
Sep 9, 2026$82.23$83.43$81.33$81.711.08M
Sep 8, 2026$83.41$84.24$82.14$82.15967.31K

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Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

Company profile

Stride Inc is an American online educational company. It offers alternative programs to traditional on-campus schooling. It also operates state-funded virtual charter schools around the United States. The educational programs for K-12 students are usually monitored by parents and provide virtual classroom environments where teachers meet with students online, by phone, or in-person. The company's contractual agreements with various school districts to offer its curriculum programs provide a majority of the company's revenue. The company lines of business are Managed Public School Programs, Institutional and Private Pay Schools and Other.

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Analyst outlook

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Consensus
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Average target
$146.50
Implied upside
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LRN recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 5, 2026BMO CapitalMarket Perform—
Apr 16, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform—
Jan 28, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform—
Jan 28, 2026Canaccord GenuityBuy—
Jan 21, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform—
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News briefing

Generated Oct 6, 2026, 9:19 PM

Why Is LRN Up Today?

Stride, Inc. (LRN) gained $0.87, or 1.10%, today in modest positive momentum. However, the available news flow appears limited, with the most recent headline relating to Legrand's share count disclosure rather than direct LRN-specific developments.

    Bottom line: LRN's modest 1.10% gain appears driven by light trading activity and general sentiment rather than specific company news, with the most recent headline being a third-party disclosure. Investors should monitor for upcoming earnings results or strategic announcements that could provide clearer direction on the company's growth prospects and valuation.

    Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026

    2 Cash-Heavy Stocks to Target This Week and 1 We Question

    A surplus of cash can mean financial stability, but it can also indicate a reluctance (or inability) to invest in growth. Some of these companies also face challenges like stagnating revenue, declining market share, or limited scalability.

    Yahoo · Sep 30, 2026

    Stride Consumer Partners Closes Oversubscribed Fund II at $550 Million

    Stride Consumer Partners LLC ("Stride" or the "Firm"), a growth-equity investment firm that focuses on passion brands in consumer products and services, today announced the final close of its second fund, Stride Consumer Fund II (the "Fund"), with $550 million of capital commitments, bringing the Firm's total assets under management to approximately $1.3 billion. The Fund was oversubscribed and reached its hard cap, closing 30 percent larger than Stride's debut fund, which closed in 2022 with $4

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