KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC)
NYSE: KLC · Real-Time Price · USD
3.860
+0.240 (6.63%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
3.960
+0.100 (2.59%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:25 PM EDT

KLC Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for KLC stock have an average target of 3.70, with a low estimate of 1.50 and a high estimate of 10. The average target predicts a decrease of -4.15% from the current stock price of 3.86.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $1.50 $3.70 $2.90 $10
Change -61.14% -4.15% -24.87% +159.07%
* Price targets were last updated on Mar 16, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for KLC stock from 7 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 000000
Buy 222211
Hold 555544
Sell 000022
Strong Sell 000000
Total 777777

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$5.2$2.9
Hold Maintains $5.2$2.9 -24.87% Mar 16, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$6$4
Buy Maintains $6$4 +3.63% Mar 16, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Sell
Downgrades
$6$2
Sell Downgrades $6$2 -48.19% Mar 16, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$4.5$3
Hold Maintains $4.5$3 -22.28% Mar 13, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Downgrades
$6$2.5
Sell Downgrades $6$2.5 -35.23% 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
0.15
from -0.95
EPS Next Year
0.33
from 0.15
Increased by 117.14%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Jan 1, 2022 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 30, 2023 Dec 28, 2024 Jan 3, 2026 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 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
0.122.351.13-0.96-0.950.150.33
EPS Growth
-1,911.10%-51.85%---117.14%
Forward PE
-----25.4811.73
No. Analysts -----99
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202620272028
High 2.9B 3.0B
Avg 2.7B 2.8B
Low 2.6B 2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202620272028
High
4.8%
8.6%
Avg
0.0%
2.9%
Low
-4.0%
-2.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202620272028
High 0.20 0.61
Avg 0.15 0.33
Low 0.10 0.15

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202620272028
High -
302.0%
Avg -
117.1%
Low -
-3.0%
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.