The stock of Coursera Inc (COUR) has gone up by 0.72% for the week, with a -1.40% drop in the past month and a -19.31% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.89%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.53% for COUR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.01% for COUR stock, with a simple moving average of -9.76% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Coursera Inc (NYSE: COUR) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for COUR is at 1.37. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for COUR is 132.62M, and currently, shorts hold a 4.85% of that float. The average trading volume for COUR on April 17, 2025 was 1.90M shares.
COUR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Coursera Inc (NYSE: COUR) has surged by 0.72 when compared to previous closing price of 6.97, but the company has seen a 0.72% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-16 that In this period of extreme market turbulence, large-cap value stocks are outperforming large-cap growth stocks by nearly 8% YTD. This is a seismic shift in the style regime, as mega-cap growth has typically dominated performance. The Magnificent Seven are underperforming the S&P 500 on average -17.77% vs. -7.64% YTD. Value stocks have come into favor due to their defensive characteristics, hailing from sectors that are more resilient in economic downturns due to their essential nature.
Analysts’ Opinion of COUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COUR stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for COUR by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for COUR in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $7 based on the research report published on March 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COUR reach a price target of $9. The rating they have provided for COUR stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on December 05th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to COUR, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on November 25th of the previous year.
COUR Trading at -4.49% 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 -43.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.89%, as shares sank -2.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.59% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COUR rose by +0.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.82. In addition, Coursera Inc saw -17.41% 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 $8.26 back on Feb 19 ’25. After this action, Ng Andrew Y. now owns 7,221,561 shares of Coursera Inc, valued at $206,568 using the latest closing price.
Ng Andrew Y., the Director of Coursera Inc, sale 110 shares at $8.65 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Ng Andrew Y. is holding 7,246,561 shares at $952 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 -13.11, with -8.59 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 31.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -79.19 million with net debt to EBITDA at 9.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.64for 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 2.46.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Coursera Inc (COUR) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
