Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for LRN in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeStride this week centers on governance change rather than operating results. The company entered a cooperation agreement with Fivespan Partners, under which Dylan Haggart joins the board on 30 October 2026, alongside the appointment of Dr. Steven Guttentag and the formation of a new Capital Allocation Committee co-chaired by Brian Shepherd and Haggart to review capital structure and allocation priorities. Separately, BMO Capital maintained a Market Perform rating while lowering its price target from $93 to $90, and Stride confirmed its first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings call for 20 October 2026.
Shares closed at $84.43, down 1.4%, sitting between the 50-day average of $81.89 and the 200-day average of $85.07, a mixed trend signal. The GekkoIndex reads 51, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, though the index has fallen 10.8 over the past five sessions. Price stands 42% below Gekko Fair Value of $145.59, a gap that stands out against the otherwise mixed technical picture.
Earnings arrive on 20 October 2026 after close, seven days out and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding period; the last reaction to results was -2.7% despite a beat, and average absolute moves around reports have run 17.9%. Seasonality from this point has averaged -2.9% over 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows, while three trailblazer holders are recorded. Analyst consensus target sits at $107.5, with 1 buy and 2 hold ratings among 3 firms.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Stride price vs fair value
Close $84.43200-day averageGekko Fair Value $145.59
Stride quick facts
- Market cap
- $3.59B
- P/E ratio
- 11.4
- Forward P/E
- 8.6
- EPS, TTM
- $7.14
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.52B
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.14
- Volume
- 690,775 avg 635,984
- 1-year return
- −41.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.7%
- 50-day average
- $81.89
- 200-day average
- $85.07
- Next earnings
- Oct 20 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 41.56M
Stride swing-trade checklist
Stride scores 1 supportive, 3 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive3 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $84.43 sits between the 50-day ($81.89) and 200-day ($85.07) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
51, Neutral
Reading 51 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
42.0% below
Price is 42% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 8 days
Reports on Oct 20, 2026, 8 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
−2.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Stride stock chart and price history
Stride closed at $84.43 on Oct 12, 2026, −41.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $60.61 to $155.06.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +3.0%
- 3 months
- −2.8%
- 6 months
- −8.1%
- 1 year
- −41.7%
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About Stride
Stride develops digital education programs aimed at students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, pairing its own course content with outside materials, software, and support services. It is known for operating virtual and blended public schools, and it also sells single online courses and study aids in subjects like math, science, English, and history. Beyond younger students, it runs adult career-training programs under names such as Galvanize, Tech Elevator, and MedCerts, teaching skills for jobs in software engineering, healthcare, and related fields.
The company's platforms assist schools in recruiting, enrolling, teaching, and tracking the progress of their students, and it also provides staffing and workforce-development services to employers. Its client base includes public and private schools, districts, charter boards, individual learners, companies, and government agencies, covering both education and job-training markets.
Stride began operating in 2000 under the name K12 Inc. before adopting its current name in December 2020. The business is based in Reston, Virginia, and its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker LRN.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Other consumer services
- Website
- stridelearning.com
Stride GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Stride’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 51, in the Neutral zone, down 10.8 points over five sessions.
51Neutral
Down 10.8 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 38 | +4.9% | +18.1% |
| Accumulation | 194 | +1.8% | +2.6% |
| Neutral (current zone) | 380 | −0.6% | +1.3% |
| Distribution | 58 | +0.9% | −2.0% |
| Selling | 12 | +1.7% | −1.2% |
Average LRN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Stride stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Stride trades 42.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $145.59, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Stride shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$145.59
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
42.0% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 14.0% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Stride insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Stride, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in LRN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Stride has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $188.7M
- As a share of market cap
- 5.25%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
3of the funds Gekko tracks hold LRN.
2added0opened1trimmed0sold out
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Stride earnings: next date and track record
Stride reports on Oct 20, 2026, after the close (8 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 20, 2026
Expected after the close, 8 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.07
- Revenue estimate
- $612.3M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±17.9%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Apr 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Stride reported Q3 FY2026 revenue of $629.9 million, up 2.7% year-over-year, with total enrollments growing 1.8% to 244,500. Career Learning revenue surged 15.9% to $259.5 million on 11.6% enrollment growth, offsetting a 3.6% decline in General Education revenue. Gross margins contracted 380 basis points to 36.8% due to platform investment costs. SG&A declined 13.5% to $102.5 million. Revenue per enrollment rose 2.9% to $2,485.
- Guidance
- Full-year gross margins expected at 37%-37.4%, with SG&A down 6%-8% versus prior year. Total revenue per enrollment anticipated up approximately 2% for full year. Platform-related costs expected to moderate entering FY2027; fall enrollment outlook pending Q4 update.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | $2.30 est $2.21 | $629.9M est $629.7M | −2.7% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $2.12 est $2.01 | $631.3M est $627.9M | +15.6% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $1.52 est $1.07 | $620.9M est $613.3M | −54.1% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $2.29 est $1.83 | $653.6M est $625.1M | +13.8% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $2.02 est $2.09 | $613.4M est $626.2M | +1.0% |
| Jan 28, 2025 | $2.03 est $2.03 | $587.2M est $569.7M | +7.6% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $0.94 est $0.27 | $551.1M est $504.3M | +38.8% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | $1.42 est $1.27 | $534.2M est $525.8M | +9.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Stride stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Stride is $107.50, +27.3% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$107.50consensus 12-month target, +27.3% from the last close
Now $84.43Avg $107.50
Low $90High $125
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | BMO Capital | $90 | +6.6% |
| Oct 1 | Barrington | $125 | +48.1% |
| Sep 22 | William Blair | — | — |
| Aug 31 | BMO Capital | $93 | +10.2% |
| Aug 5 | William Blair | — | — |
+1.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−2.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Stride seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Stride averaged −2.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −3.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +4.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −4.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −2.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −1.1% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, LRN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.7%.
Stride market cap and key statistics
Stride’s market cap is $3.59B, with a P/E ratio of 11.4 and revenue of $2.52B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.59B
- P/E ratio
- 11.4
- Forward P/E
- 8.6
- EPS, TTM
- $7.14
- Gekko Fair Value
- $145.59
Trading
- Volume
- 690,775
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 635,984
- 52-week high
- $155.06
- 52-week low
- $60.61
- Shares outstanding
- 41.56M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.52B
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- Return on equity
- 21.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +69.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.14
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.7%
Stride stock news this week
Coverage of Stride this week reads positive: 5 positive, 4 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- How Could Stride (NYSE:LRN) Governance Changes Affect Its Stock?Kalkine Media, Oct 11
- Stride (NYSE: LRN) agrees cooperation pact as board revamp takes shapeDefense World, Oct 11
- Stride, Inc. (LRN) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 10
- Stride to Appoint Steven Guttentag and Dylan Haggart to Board of Directors and Form Capital Allocation CommitteeYahoo Finance, Oct 9
- The shares belong to funds, but Dimensional reports a passive stake in Stride (LRN).Stock Titan, Oct 8
- Stride Announces Date for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Earnings CallThe Manila Times, Oct 8
Stride peers
Stride’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| BKNGBooking | Accumulation | 28.5% below |
| EXPEExpedia | Neutral | 2.6% below |
| SCIService Corporation International | Accumulation | 2.1% above |
| LTHLife Time | Accumulation | 15.7% below |
| ANDGAndersen | Neutral | 8.0% below |
| HRBH&R Block | Neutral | 38.0% below |
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Stride stock FAQ
What is Stride’s market cap?
Stride’s market cap is $3.59B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $84.43, with 41.56M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.4.
What is the Stride stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Stride is $107.50, +27.3% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Stride stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Stride is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $84.43 is 42.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $145.59. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Stride report earnings next?
Stride is expected to report on Oct 20, 2026, after the market closes (8 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.07 per share on revenue of $612.3M. Stride beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 17.9% on average across the report.
What is Stride’s 52-week high and low?
Stride’s 52-week high is $155.06 and its 52-week low is $60.61; it closed at $84.43 on Oct 12, 2026, −41.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $171.17 on Aug 27, 2025.
Is Stride stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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