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KinderCare Learning Companies Inc (KLC): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Sell1 Buy2 Hold3 Sell
Ratings of 6 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 6 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $3.90, the highest $6.00, the lowest $2.00. The average is +120.3% from the last price of $1.77.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Silber★★★★★★★★★★#2007 · hits 51% · avg +5.7% | BMO Capital | $5.00 → $4.00−20.0% | Buy | +126.0% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 08:13 | −3.4%next day +9.9% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| AI DeepSeek Education and Training ServicesDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $2.00 | Sell | +13.0% | Downgrade | 03.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Education and Training ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $2.00 → $1.50−25.0% | Sell | −15.3% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Education and Training ServicesxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $2.00 | Hold | +13.0% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Education and Training ServicesDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $2.00 | Hold | +13.0% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Education and Training ServicesOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $2.00 | Hold | +13.0% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Education and Training ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $2.00 | Sell | +13.0% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI Google Education and Training ServicesGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $2.00 | Hold | +13.0% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Education and Training ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $2.00 | Hold | +13.0% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| Toni Kaplan★★★★★★★★★★#6771 · hits 53% · avg +0.5% | Morgan Stanley | $2.50 → $2.00−20.0% | Sell | +13.0% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 06:40 | −4.5%next day +0.1% · 5 days −14.8% | ↗ |
| Joshua Chan★★★★★★★★★★#1247 · hits 59% · avg +17.4% | UBS | $4.50 | Hold | +154.2% | Reiterated | 20.08.26on TipRanks 08:15 | −3.6%next day −1.5% · 5 days −10.1% | ↗ |
| Andrew Steinerman★★★★★★★★★★#1435 · hits 64% · avg +7.1% | J.P. Morgan | — | Sell | — | Downgrade | 17.08.26on TipRanks 08:07 | −1.1%next day +6.9% · 5 days +3.1% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Silber★★★★★★★★★★#2007 · hits 51% · avg +5.7% | BMO Capital | $6.00 → $5.00−16.7% | Buy | +182.5% | Assigned | 17.08.26on TipRanks 07:41 | −1.1%next day +6.9% · 5 days +3.1% | ↗ |
| Faiza Alwy★★★★★★★★★★#3306 · hits 57% · avg +5.5% | Deutsche Bank | $5.00 → $6.00+20.0% | Hold | +239.0% | Reiterated | 14.08.26on TipRanks 08:30 | −46.0%next day −1.1% · 5 days +7.1% | ↗ |
| Manav Patnaik★★★★★★★★★★#4393 · hits 56% · avg +1.6% | Barclays | $3.00 | Sell | +69.5% | Reiterated | 14.08.26on TipRanks 04:35 | −46.0%next day −1.1% · 5 days +7.1% | ↗ |
| George Tong★★★★★★★★★★#2673 · hits 55% · avg +3.9% | Goldman Sachs | $4.20 | Hold | +137.3% | Reiterated | 26.05.26on TipRanks May 27 08:55 | +4.9%next day +0.5% · 5 days +2.5% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Meuler★★★★★★★★★★#4463 · hits 55% · avg +1.7% | Robert W. Baird | $1.50 → $4.00+166.7% | Hold | +126.0% | Reiterated | 15.05.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −6.8%next day −3.2% · 5 days −11.8% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering KinderCare Learning Companies Inc
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $4.10 at a price of $1.86 (+120.4%); now: $3.90 at $1.77 (+120.3%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sell | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 25.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $-0.00 (from $-0.03 to $0.02). Last quarter: $0.08.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $669M (from $660M to $672M). Last quarter: $698M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · General
About KinderCare Learning Companies Inc
- CEO: John Thomson Wyatt
- Employees: 39,700
- 5005 Meadows Road, Lake Oswego, OR, 97035, US
- www.kindercare.com
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States. The company offers community-based early childhood education services for infants, toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten students; and customized family care benefits for organizations, including care for young children on or near the site where their parents work, tuition benefits, and backup care under the KinderCare Learning Centers (KCLC) and Crème School brands. It also provides before-and after-school programs, including summer camp programs for preschool and school-age children under the Champions brand. The company was formerly known as KC Holdco, LLC and changed its name to KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. in January 2022. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
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