In the past week, SCHL stock has gone up by 8.96%, with a monthly gain of 7.25% and a quarterly plunge of -16.23%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.49%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.28% for Scholastic Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.06% for SCHL stock, with a simple moving average of -21.35% for the last 200 days.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for SCHL is 1.08. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SCHL is 22.95M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.12% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SCHL on March 21, 2025 was 358.03K shares.
SCHL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Scholastic Corp (NASDAQ: SCHL) has increased by 12.55 when compared to last closing price of 18.80. Despite this, the company has experienced a 8.96% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-20 that Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call March 20, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Jeffrey Mathews – Chief Growth Officer and Executive Vice President Peter Warwick – President and Chief Executive Officer Haji Glover – Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Conference Call Participants Brendan McCarthy – Sidoti Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Scholastic Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results.
Analysts’ Opinion of SCHL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SCHL stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for SCHL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SCHL in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $43 based on the research report published on July 16, 2018 of the previous year 2018.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SCHL reach a price target of $41, previously predicting the price at $38. The rating they have provided for SCHL stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 13th, 2017.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to SCHL, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on March 28th of the previous year.
SCHL Trading at 5.56% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SCHL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.49%, as shares surge +2.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.30% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SCHL rose by +8.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -41.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.53. In addition, Scholastic Corp saw -0.80% 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 SCHL starting from Lucchese Iole, who purchase 1,654 shares at the price of $30.49 back on Jul 23 ’24. After this action, Lucchese Iole now owns 74,264 shares of Scholastic Corp, valued at $50,430 using the latest closing price.
Peter Warwick, the PRESIDENT & CEO of Scholastic Corp, purchase 1,674 shares at $30.46 during a trade that took place back on Jul 23 ’24, which means that Peter Warwick is holding 104,349 shares at $50,997 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SCHL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.54 for the gross margin
The net margin for Scholastic Corp stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -0.42, with -0.22 for asset returns.
Based on Scholastic Corp (SCHL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 85.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.78. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.24.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Scholastic Corp (SCHL) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
