STRIDE INC (LRN)
Consumer Discretionary · Education Services · NYSE
Stride is a leading provider of virtual K-12 education and career-focused online learning platforms.
What STRIDE INC does
Stride, Inc. provides a technology-based educational platform that offers online learning solutions for K-12 students, as well as career learning and adult training programs. The company operates through a school-as-a-service model, delivering integrated curriculum, technology systems, instruction, and support services to public and private schools, districts, and charter boards. Additionally, it provides job-ready skills training and certifications for individuals and enterprises in high-growth industries like healthcare and information technology.
Themes: online education, K-12 virtual schools, career learning, workforce development, digital transformation in education, edtech
Fundamentals
- Price$84.36 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$3.5B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-49.7% 2025-08-21 close $167.77 → 2026-08-21 close $84.36
- P/E10.28 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+13.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+37.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+21.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.33 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+11.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.13 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How LRN compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
LRN is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
32.2 #1611 of 1,704 scored · #173 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Catalysts 46th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 9, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading; momentum 45th: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is volume and participation 2nd: trading volume is unusually light — only about 38% of its 30-day average.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How STRIDE INC looks technically
STRIDE INC (LRN) is trading 3.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 35 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago. It is 50.7% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 38% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +3.2% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $86.29 | $86.29 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $81.75 | $81.75 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 35 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 35 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 3.2% above | +3.2% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($77.18 to $87.35) — its "stochastic" reading is 71 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 70.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $171.17 | $171.17 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 50.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -50.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 39.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +39.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 50.7% below its highest point of the past year | 50.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $171.17 (set on 2025-08-27) | $171.17 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($61.02 to $169.81), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 21% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $128.25 to $131.73. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 21.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 50.7% below its all-time high | -50.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.6% above a support level at $82.19 — a price it turned at four times since 2024-08-29, most recently on 2026-07-15. Since 2024-08-21 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.11 (set on 2016-01-20) | $7.11 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1086.5% above its all-time low | +1,087% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 81% of the past ~6 months) | 81st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.36 between its high and its low — about 4.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.36 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $73.90 and $93.84 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $73.90 – $83.87 – $93.84 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (3.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 38% of its 30-day average | 0.38× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | +0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 14.9% below the previous close 46 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 97.71 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -14.9% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap down opened on 2026-06-18 has been "filled" 44 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 44 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.7 percentage points (the stock lost 0.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | -2.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 6.9 percentage points (the stock lost 3.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | -6.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 8.9 percentage points (the stock gained 2.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -8.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 70.2 percentage points (the stock lost 49.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | -70.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.9% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.7% of the share price. | -5.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $84.78 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $81.66 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 17 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
LRN last closed at $84.36 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 10 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $82.19 | Support | 2.6% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-08-29 to 2026-07-15 |
| $88.50 | Resistance | 4.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-10-02 to 2026-04-29 |
| $80.03 | Support | 5.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-23 to 2026-06-18 |
| $77.02 | Support | 8.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-09-11 to 2026-08-12 |
| $92.57 | Resistance | 9.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-28 to 2026-07-13 |
| $98.65 | Resistance | 16.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-15 to 2026-07-29 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$109.00 range $93.00 – $125.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LRN
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.30 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on contracts with public school entities which are subject to government funding and regulatory changes.","Potential failure to achieve enrollment growth or maintain student retention rates in its virtual schools.","Risk of legislative or political backlash against online charter schools or alternative education models."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LRN's 10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the prior one filed 2026-01-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing specifies key highlights for 'three and nine months ended March 31, 2026' (filed 2026-04-29)
- Removed:
- Older filing specified key highlights for 'three and six months ended December 31, 2025' (filed 2026-01-28)
- Reworded:
- Period reference changed from 'three and six months ended December 31, 2025' to 'three and nine months ended March 31, 2026', reflecting the shift from Q1 fiscal 2026 filing to Q3 fiscal 2026 filing
- Notes:
- Both texts are truncated at the end with incomplete final sentences; comparison limited to available complete content
- Page numbers differ (33 vs 32) but substantive MD&A content through the visible portions is substantially identical except for the period reference change
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) presents balance sheet as of March 31, 2026 instead of December 31, 2025
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) presents statements of operations for 'Three Months Ended March 31' and 'Nine Months Ended March 31' instead of 'Three Months Ended December 31' and 'Six Months Ended December 31'
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) presents statements of comprehensive income for periods ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 instead of periods ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) includes stockholders' equity statement row for 'Balance, March 31, 2026' with net income of $88,527 thousand
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) cash and cash equivalents increased to $614,047 thousand as of March 31, 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) accounts receivable increased to $854,874 thousand as of March 31, 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) total current assets increased to $1,758,790 thousand as of March 31, 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) total assets increased to $2,446,936 thousand as of March 31, 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) accrued liabilities increased to $96,775 thousand as of March 31, 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) total stockholders' equity increased to $1,641,925 thousand as of March 31, 2026
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) revenues for three months ended March 31, 2026 were $629,873 thousand
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) revenues for nine months ended March 31, 2026 were $1,882,017 thousand
- Newer filing (2026-04-29) net income for nine months ended March 31, 2026 was $256,804 thousand
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-01-28) balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 not presented in newer filing
- Older filing (2026-01-28) statements of operations for three months and six months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 not presented in newer filing
- Older filing (2026-01-28) statements of comprehensive income for periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 not presented in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Risk Factors item page number changed from '41' in older filing (2026-01-28) to '42' in newer filing (2026-04-29)
- Item 2-5 and Exhibits page numbers each increased by 1 page in newer filing (2026-04-29) relative to older filing (2026-01-28)
- Signatures page number changed from '43' in older filing (2026-01-28) to '44' in newer filing (2026-04-29)
- Notes:
- The provided text appears truncated in both filings at the stockholders' equity statement; full comparison of that table is not possible
- These are quarterly financial statements with different fiscal period end dates (March 31, 2026 vs. December 31, 2025), so period-over-period comparisons reflect different time intervals
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for LRN — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding LRN as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 9,300,500
- Reported value $820,025,066
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
LRN had 6,642,929 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LRN had 16.0% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,642,929
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 16.0%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,741,548
- Reported change -1.46%
- Days to cover (reported) 7
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Pearson
- K12 Inc. (historical context, though now Stride)
- Coursera (COUR)
- 2U, Inc. (TWOU)
- Udemy (UDMY)
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Frequently asked questions
What does STRIDE INC (LRN) do?
Stride, Inc. provides a technology-based educational platform that offers online learning solutions for K-12 students, as well as career learning and adult training programs. The company operates through a school-as-a-service model, delivering integrated curriculum, technology systems, instruction, and support services to public and private schools, districts, and charter boards.
What sector is STRIDE INC (LRN) in?
STRIDE INC (LRN) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Education Services. It trades on NYSE.
Who are STRIDE INC's (LRN) competitors?
Notable peers of STRIDE INC (LRN) include Pearson, K12 Inc. (historical context, though now Stride), Coursera, 2U, Inc. and Udemy. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is STRIDE INC (LRN) overbought or oversold right now?
STRIDE INC (LRN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LRN come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.