Analyzing the Price-to-Earnings Ratio of Coursera Inc (COUR)

The 36-month beta value for COUR is also noteworthy at 1.44. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for COUR is 132.75M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.77% of that float. The average trading volume of COUR on January 23, 2025 was 2.49M shares.

COUR) stock’s latest price update

Coursera Inc (NYSE: COUR)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.01 in comparison to its previous close of 8.45, however, the company has experienced a -2.24% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-16 that MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coursera to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results.

COUR’s Market Performance

Coursera Inc (COUR) has experienced a -2.24% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -2.47% drop in the past month, and a 7.95% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.71% for COUR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.21% for COUR’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.09% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of COUR

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COUR stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for COUR by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for COUR in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $9 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.

JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COUR reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for COUR stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 25th, 2024.

Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to COUR, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on October 25th of the previous year.

COUR Trading at 2.24% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought COUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -60.06% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.43%, as shares sank -1.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.27% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, COUR fell by -2.24%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -39.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.47. In addition, Coursera Inc saw -2.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COUR starting from Ng Andrew Y., who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $8.67 back on Jan 15 ’25. After this action, Ng Andrew Y. now owns 7,246,671 shares of Coursera Inc, valued at $216,660 using the latest closing price.

Ng Andrew Y., the Director of Coursera Inc, proposed sale 25,000 shares at $8.65 during a trade that took place back on Jan 15 ’25, which means that Ng Andrew Y. is holding shares at $216,250 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for COUR

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.16 for the present operating margin
  • 0.53 for the gross margin

The net margin for Coursera Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.18. Equity return is now at value -12.97, with -8.56 for asset returns.

Based on Coursera Inc (COUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 23.53. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -5.61.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -129.13 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.53.

Conclusion

In summary, Coursera Inc (COUR) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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