KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC)
NYSE: KLC · Real-Time Price · USD
2.430
+0.030 (1.25%)
At close: Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
2.450
+0.020 (0.82%)
After-hours: Apr 2, 2026, 7:55 PM EDT

KLC Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover KLC stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $3.70, which forecasts a 52.26% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $1.50 and the highest is $10.

Price Target: $3.70 (+52.26%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$1.50$3.70$2.90$10
Change-38.27%+52.26%+19.34%+311.52%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for KLC stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingNov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy000000
Buy222211
Hold555544
Sell000022
Strong Sell000000
Total777777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$5.2$2.9
HoldMaintains$5.2$2.9+19.34%Mar 16, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$6$4
BuyMaintains$6$4+64.61%Mar 16, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Sell
Downgrades
$6$2
SellDowngrades$6$2-17.70%Mar 16, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$4.5$3
HoldMaintains$4.5$3+23.46%Mar 13, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Downgrades
$6$2.5
SellDowngrades$6$2.5+2.88%Mar 13, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.73B
from 2.73B
Increased by 0.02%
Revenue Next Year
2.81B
from 2.73B
Increased by 2.89%
EPS This Year
0.64
from -0.95
EPS Next Year
0.72
from 0.64
Increased by 13.24%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Jan 3, 2026Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
1.81B2.17B2.51B2.66B2.73B2.73B2.81B
Revenue Growth
32.29%19.80%15.90%6.09%2.64%0.02%2.89%
EPS
0.122.351.13-0.96-0.950.640.72
EPS Growth
-1,911.10%-51.85%---13.24%
Forward PE
-----3.803.36
No. Analysts
-----99
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High2.9B3.0B
Avg2.7B2.8B
Low2.6B2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
4.8%
8.6%
Avg
0.0%
2.9%
Low
-4.0%
-2.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027
High0.810.95
Avg0.640.72
Low0.390.47

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027
High-
47.9%
Avg-
13.2%
Low-
-26.4%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.