KLC Stock: Price, Forecast, Financials & AI Analysis

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6 Analyst Rating

Wall Street analysts forecast KLC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KLC is 5.75 USD with a low forecast of 4.50 USD and a high forecast of 6.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

1 Buy

5 Hold

0 Sell

Hold

Current: 4.690

Low

4.50

Averages

5.75

High

6.00

Current: 4.690

Low

4.50

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5.75

High

6.00

Baird

Outperform -> NULL

downgrade

$13 -> $8

2025-11-13

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Baird

Price Target

$13 -> $8

2025-11-13

downgrade

Outperform -> NULL

Reason

Baird lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $8 from $13 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following disappointing results with incremental subsidy headwinds.

BMO Capital

Outperform -> NULL

downgrade

$10 -> $6

2025-11-13

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BMO Capital

Price Target

$10 -> $6

2025-11-13

downgrade

Outperform -> NULL

Reason

BMO Capital lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $6 from $10 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's Q3 results beat adjusted EBITDA expectations owing to lighter SG&A, though the management noted continued struggles in the "Opportunity Zone" region with relatively steady occupancy in the top three quintiles and slowing subsidy revenues, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Barclays

Equal Weight

downgrade

$9 -> $6

2025-11-13

Reason

Barclays

Price Target

$9 -> $6

2025-11-13

downgrade

Equal Weight

Reason

Barclays lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $6 from $9 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares.

Morgan Stanley

Overweight

Equal Weight

downgrade

$11 -> $6

2025-11-13

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Morgan Stanley

Price Target

$11 -> $6

2025-11-13

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Overweight

Equal Weight

Reason

Morgan Stanley downgraded KinderCare Learning to Equal Weight from Overweight with a price target of $6, down from $11. The company reported "disappointing" Q3 results amid continued challenges in enrollment trends, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm now has limited confidence in a turnaround at KinderCare. It cites the company's' weaker enrollment outlook for the downgrade.

UBS

Joshua Chan

Buy -> Neutral

downgrade

$10

2025-11-13

Reason

UBS

Joshua Chan

Price Target

$10

2025-11-13

downgrade

Buy -> Neutral

Reason

UBS analyst Joshua Chan downgraded KinderCare Learning to Neutral from Buy with a price target of $4.50, down from $10. The company's recent guidance cut shows the "compounding impacts" of weakening enrollment and pricing on its profitability, the analyst tells investors in a research note. UBS now has limited conviction of a near-term turnaround at KinderCare. It believes the company's 2026 outlook has significantly worsened.

Morgan Stanley

Toni Kaplan

Overweight

downgrade

$14 -> $11

2025-10-24

Reason

Morgan Stanley

Toni Kaplan

Price Target

$14 -> $11

2025-10-24

downgrade

Overweight

Reason

Morgan Stanley analyst Toni Kaplan lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $11 from $14 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. In a year where enrollment has "largely underwhelmed," the firm expects enrollment to be the focus again in Q3, the analyst tells investors in a preview for its daycare group coverage.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC.N) is 7.60, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 18.82. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Kindercare Learning Companies Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PE

18.82

Current PE

7.60

Overvalued PE

33.73

Undervalued PE

3.91

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

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5Y Average EV/EBITDA

12.66

Current EV/EBITDA

0.00

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

16.97

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

8.34

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

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5Y Average PS

0.53

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0.00

Overvalued PS

0.82

Undervalued PS

0.23

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Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.

Sold

Bought

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

KLC News & Events

Events Timeline

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News

8.5

12-10Newsfilter

KinderCare Launches 2026-2027 Scholarship Fund, Offering $5,000 Each to 20 Alumni

4.0

12-07NASDAQ.COM

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Price Target Reduced by 10.34% to 6.08

8.5

12-03CNBC

The specialized real estate market attracting significant investment for children's care facilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC) stock price today?

The current price of KLC is 4.69 USD — it has increased 1.96 % in the last trading day.

What is Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC)'s business?

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is a private provider of early childhood and school-age education and care. The Company serves children ranging from six weeks to 12 years of age across its footprint of over 1,500 early childhood education centers with capacity for over 200,000 children and approximately 1,000 before- and after-school sites located in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Its services include infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and before- and after-school programs. The Company provides childhood education and care programs through community-based and employer-sponsored early childhood education and care and before- and after-school educational services categories. It provides early childhood education and care services, as well as back-up care, primarily marketed under the names KinderCare Learning Centers and Creme School. It provides before- and after-school educational services for preschool and school-age children under the name Champions.

What is the price predicton of KLC Stock?

What is Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC)'s revenue for the last quarter?

Kindercare Learning Companies Inc revenue for the last quarter amounts to 676.83M USD, increased 0.80 % YoY.

What is Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC)'s earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter?

Kindercare Learning Companies Inc. EPS for the last quarter amounts to 0.04 USD, decreased -73.33 % YoY.

What changes have occurred in the market's expectations for Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC)'s fundamentals?

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -0.98% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -35.49%.

How many employees does Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC). have?

Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC) has 43290 emplpoyees as of December 16 2025.

What is Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC) market cap?

Today KLC has the market capitalization of 555.51M USD.