At the time of writing, Scholastic Corp [SCHL] stock is trading at $21.22, up 12.87%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SCHL shares have gain 9.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.55%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Scholastic Corp [NASDAQ: SCHL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 16, 2018, when Stifel reiterated its Hold rating and also boosted its price target to $43 from $40. Previously, Stifel reaffirmed its Hold rating on December 13, 2017, and elevated its price target to $41. On March 28, 2017, Stifel reiterated its Hold rating and revised its price target to $44 on the stock. Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $50 on October 13, 2015. Gabelli & Co upgraded its rating to a Buy. Gabelli & Co downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on April 22, 2015. In a note dated November 06, 2007, Friedman Billings reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $41.
For the past year, the stock price of Scholastic Corp fluctuated between $17.72 and $39.54. Scholastic Corp [NASDAQ: SCHL] shares were valued at $21.22 at the most recent close of the market.
Analyzing the SCHL fundamentals
According to Scholastic Corp [NASDAQ:SCHL], the company’s sales were 1.59B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.61% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.65% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.0%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.42.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 20.02 points at the first support level, and at 18.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 22.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 23.05.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Scholastic Corp [NASDAQ:SCHL] has a current ratio of 1.24. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.81, and the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.37, the price to book ratio is 0.60 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.57.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lucchese Iole, EVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, that happened on Jul 23 ’24 when 1654.0 shares were purchased. PRESIDENT & CEO, Peter Warwick completed a deal on Jul 23 ’24 to buy 1674.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Lucchese Iole sold 0.4 million shares on Apr 18 ’24.
