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KLC

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
NYSE· Services-Child Day Care Services· Inc. DE· CIK 0001873529 Services
$1.76 −0.00 (−0.28%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $1.77
Market cap
$208.6M
Micro cap
Consensus
Sell
7% Buy or better · 15 analysts
Median target
$4.00
+127% · range $2.00–6.00
Next earnings
Nov 12
in 17 days
1 year
−70.6%
from $6.01 · Oct 27
30 days
−12.2%
from $2.01
52-week range
$1.66–6.03
−71% from high · low Oct 21
Avg volume 20D
725.2K
shares / day
Short interest
3.37M
≈2.8% of shares · −2.3%
Days to cover
5.3
at average volume
Insider net
+$1.1M
2 buyers · 0 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read MIXED 3 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 3 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/3 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 12, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL KinderCare Learning Companies announced the resignation of board member Michael Nuzzo and the appointment of…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBULLISH

    2 insiders bought $1.1M at an average $2.03. No open-market sales. Price is 13% below their cost.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 18 added (0 new), 9 trimmed or exited.

  • AnalystsBEARISH

    1 of 15 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −2.3% to 3.37M shares. 5.3 days to cover, ≈2.8% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    20% below its 50-day average. New closing low $1.66 on Oct 21.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.ADD1,096,024$4.7M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED1,075,535$4.6M
NORTHERN TRUST CORPADD421,630$1.8M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCADD268,804$1.1M
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM211,046$896.9K
IEQ CAPITAL, LLCDOUBLED158,521$673.7K
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLCADD142,560$605.9K
FMR LLCTRIM137,963$586.3K

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

15 analysts
Sell 7% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy0Buy1Hold6Sell7Strong Sell1
12-month targets · 7 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +127%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 5, 2026BMO Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Sep 23, 2026Morgan Stanley
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINUnderweight
Aug 14, 2026UBS
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
May 18, 2026BMO Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
May 18, 2026Barclays
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINUnderweight
May 15, 2026UBS
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral

Insider ledger

Form 4
$1.1M
bought · 2 insiders
$0
sold · 0 insiders
−13.1%
vs their $2.03 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 14, 2026
Harrah Jessica
Chief People Officer
TAX W/H$685.44
Sep 14, 2026
Amandi Anthony Michael
Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$2.1K
Aug 3, 2026
Barse David Michael
Director
AWARD23,397 sh
Jun 15, 2026
Amandi Anthony Michael
Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$3.7K
Jun 15, 2026
Harrah Jessica
Chief People Officer
TAX W/H$1.2K
Jun 5, 2026
Waxenberg Alyssa Sue
Director
AWARD37,038 sh
Jun 5, 2026
Nuzzo Michael
Director
AWARD37,038 sh
Jun 5, 2026
Deputy Christine
Director
AWARD37,038 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 12
reports in 17 days

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Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
3,365,037
shares short
-2.3%
vs prior settlement
5.3
days to cover
≈2.8%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 2, 2026 SEC
KinderCare Learning Companies announced the resignation of board member Michael Nuzzo and the appointment of Preston…
8-K — Impact 2/10
Sep 15, 2026 Short interest report
Short Interest: KLC down 27% to 3.4M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 5.63 | ≈2.90% of shares outstanding (est.)
Sep 14, 2026 Insider
Harrah Jessica surrendered for taxes 288 shares
Chief People Officer @ $2.38 ($685.44)
Sep 14, 2026 Insider
Amandi Anthony Michael surrendered for taxes 898 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $2.38 ($2.1K)
Aug 14, 2026 SEC
KinderCare Education LLC entered into an Amended and Restated Fifth Amendment to its Master Lease Agreement with KCP…
8-K — Impact 3/10
Aug 4, 2026 SEC
KinderCare Learning Companies appointed David Barse to its Board of Directors, effective August 3, 2026, filling a new…
8-K — Impact 2/10
Aug 3, 2026 Insider
Barse David Michael was granted 23,397 shares
Director
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
D. E. Shaw & — ADD
1,096,024 shares ($4.7M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 12, 2026
Earnings date
KLC Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-12
Recent
Sep 15, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: KLC down 27% to 3.4M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 5.63 | ≈2.90% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 13, 2026
Earnings date
KLC Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-13
May 14, 2026
Earnings date
KLC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-14
Mar 16, 2026
Short interest
FTD: KLC — 759,014 shares ($1.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260316, Price: $1.95, FTD Value: $1,480,077.3, KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES,
Mar 12, 2026
Earnings date
KLC Q4 2025 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-03-12

SecBot reports

5 filings · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 neutral
All KLC filing & press-release reports (5)