Stride Valuation

Is LRN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of LRN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: LRN ($81.52) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($162.89)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LRN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LRN?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

LRN key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.1x
PEG Ratio1.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LRN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LRN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.3x
GHC Graham Holdings
26.2xn/aUS$3.5b
LOPE Grand Canyon Education
18.8x7.2%US$4.1b
ATGE Adtalem Global Education
20.6x25.0%US$2.8b
LAUR Laureate Education
11.6x12.1%US$2.3b
LRN Stride
17x12.9%US$3.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LRN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the peer average (19.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LRN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a30.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LRN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the US Consumer Services industry average (20.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LRN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LRN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17x
Fair PE Ratio20.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LRN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LRN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$81.52
US$86.00
+5.5%
8.3%US$94.00US$74.00n/a5
Aug ’25US$74.37
US$77.75
+4.5%
6.9%US$85.00US$70.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$68.98
US$73.75
+6.9%
3.5%US$77.00US$70.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$68.66
US$73.75
+7.4%
3.5%US$77.00US$70.00n/a4
May ’25US$66.35
US$73.75
+11.2%
3.5%US$77.00US$70.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$63.00
US$71.75
+13.9%
5.7%US$75.00US$65.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$61.12
US$71.75
+17.4%
5.7%US$75.00US$65.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$61.24
US$71.75
+17.2%
5.7%US$75.00US$65.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$59.37
US$67.75
+14.1%
6.6%US$71.00US$60.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$61.09
US$64.25
+5.2%
6.8%US$70.00US$60.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$55.38
US$61.00
+10.1%
8.8%US$70.00US$57.00n/a4
Oct ’24US$45.03
US$54.25
+20.5%
11.5%US$65.00US$50.00n/a4
Sep ’24US$44.09
US$54.25
+23.0%
11.5%US$65.00US$50.00n/a4
Aug ’24US$38.86
US$53.50
+37.7%
12.4%US$65.00US$49.00US$74.374
Jul ’24US$37.23
US$53.50
+43.7%
12.4%US$65.00US$49.00US$68.984
Jun ’24US$40.95
US$53.50
+30.6%
12.4%US$65.00US$49.00US$68.664
May ’24US$42.83
US$53.50
+24.9%
12.4%US$65.00US$49.00US$66.354
Apr ’24US$39.25
US$52.25
+33.1%
14.3%US$65.00US$46.00US$63.004
Mar ’24US$42.21
US$52.25
+23.8%
14.3%US$65.00US$46.00US$61.124
Feb ’24US$43.25
US$52.25
+20.8%
14.3%US$65.00US$46.00US$61.244
Jan ’24US$31.28
US$51.25
+63.8%
16.2%US$65.00US$43.00US$59.374
Dec ’23US$34.56
US$52.00
+50.5%
15.4%US$65.00US$43.00US$61.094
Nov ’23US$33.92
US$52.00
+53.3%
15.4%US$65.00US$43.00US$55.384
Oct ’23US$42.03
US$53.50
+27.3%
12.8%US$65.00US$47.00US$45.034
Sep ’23US$38.04
US$53.00
+39.3%
13.9%US$65.00US$45.00US$44.094
Aug ’23US$44.29
US$52.25
+18.0%
15.8%US$65.00US$42.00US$38.864

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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