How to buy Stride (LRN) shares in Australia

Stride Inc is an education & training services business with stocks listed in the US. Stride shares (LRN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was US$35.24 – an increase of 1.97% over the previous week. Here's how to invest if you're based in Australia.

How to buy shares in Stride

1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a US company from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. If you're just starting out, look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Stride. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: LRN. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Stride reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$28.68, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Stride, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Stride. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Stride stock price (NYSE:LRN)

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Stride shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-16.

52-week range	US$20.39 - US$37.6
50-day moving average	US$34.7979
200-day moving average	US$31.6086
Target price	US$47.28
PE ratio	20.0526
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	US$1.71

Where to buy Stride stock

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Is it a good time to buy Stride stock?

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Stride share growth calculator

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Stride price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of $35.24

1 week (2021-10-14)	1.97%
1 month (2021-09-21)	4.88%
3 months (2021-07-21)	9.51%
6 months (2021-04-21)	17.47%

1 year (2020-10-21)	23.78%
2 years (2019-10-21)	39.01%
3 years (2018-10-19)	105.84%
5 years (2016-10-21)	145.40%

Is Stride under- or over-valued?

Valuing Stride stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Stride's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Stride's P/E ratio

Stride's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Stride shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Stride's PEG ratio

Stride's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.9797. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Stride's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Stride's EBITDA

Stride's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$160.5 million (£0.0 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Stride's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Stride financials

Revenue TTM	US$1.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	7.41%
Gross profit TTM	US$530.2 million
Return on assets TTM	5.37%
Return on equity TTM	9.66%
Profit margin	4.65%
Book value	20.032
Market capitalisation	US$1.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Stride shares

There are currently 2.7 million Stride shares held short by investors – that's known as Stride's "short interest". This figure is 3.9% down from 2.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Stride shares can be evaluated.

Stride's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Stride's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Stride shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Stride shares traded daily (recently around 467518.39863714). Stride's SIR currently stands at 5.87. In other words for every 100,000 Stride shares traded daily on the market, roughly 5870 shares are currently held short.

However Stride's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Stride shares, or, against the total number of tradable Stride shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Stride's short interest could be expressed as 0.07% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Stride shares in existence, roughly 70 shares are currently held short) or 0.073% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Stride shares, roughly 73 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Stride.

Find out more about how you can short Stride stock.

Stride share dividends

We're not expecting Stride to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Stride share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Stride's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$20.39 up to US$37.6. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Stride's is 0.6069. This would suggest that Stride's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Stride overview

Stride, Inc., a technology-based education company, provides proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services to facilitate individualized learning for students primarily in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) in the United States and internationally. Its technology-based products and services enable clients to attract, enroll, educate, track progress, and support students. The company offers integrated package of systems, services, products, and professional expertise to support a virtual or blended public school; and products and services for the general education market focused on subjects, including math, English, science, and history for kindergarten through twelfth grade students. It also provides career learning products and services that are focused on developing skills to enter in industries, including information technology, health care, and business; and focused post-secondary career learning programs, which include skills training for the data science, software engineering, healthcare, and medical fields to adult learners under Galvanize, Tech Elevator, and MedCerts brand names, as well as provides staffing and talent development services to employers. Stride, Inc. serves consumers, employers, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as K12 Inc. and changed its name to Stride, Inc. in December 2020. Stride, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Stride is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 6.686% of Stride shares are held by insiders and 89.639% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Stride?

  Stride's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Stride based?

  Stride's address is: 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA, United States, 20171

• What is Stride's ISIN number?

  Stride's international securities identification number is: US86333M1080

• What is Stride's CUSIP number?

  Stride's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 48273U102