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PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. PWSC, a leader in cloud-based software for K-12 education, has announced two new AI-driven tools, PowerBuddy for College and Career and PowerBuddy for Custom AI. These tools aim to revolutionize the way students, families, and school districts access and manage information, potentially driving further growth for PWSC stock.
PWSC’s AI Tools to Transform College and Career Planning
PowerBuddy for College and Career helps students take control of their future planning by offering personalized guidance based on their unique needs. This AI assistant uses longitudinal student data to provide real-time responses about career paths, college options, scholarships, and more. With natural language interactions, students can easily access relevant information without wasting time sifting through resources.
The assistant is designed to reduce the burden on school counselors, who often manage far more students than recommended. By offering a self-service platform for students to explore postsecondary options, PowerBuddy allows counselors to focus on higher-impact areas of support.
PWSC’s AI Tools to Enhance School District Efficiency
PowerBuddy for Custom AI is designed to streamline how school districts interact with their communities. By providing real-time answers to district-specific queries — ranging from policy manuals to athletic schedules — this tool saves both time and effort for families and staff. The AI assistant ensures users receive approved, accurate information from the district’s knowledge base, reducing the need for manual searches.
Given that only 23% of educators feel partnerships with parents have strengthened since the pandemic, PowerBuddy’s ability to improve communication and accessibility could significantly impact school district adoption of PowerSchool’s software, boosting the company's growth trajectory and stock appeal.
Both PowerBuddy tools are built on PowerSchool’s Responsible AI principles, with a strong focus on privacy and security. The company’s commitment to secure, efficient, and personalized technology could strengthen PowerSchool’s foothold in the education technology space.
As districts and schools seek more efficient ways to manage operations and student support, these AI-driven innovations could drive higher adoption rates of PowerSchool’s offerings, positively impacting PWSC stock.
PWSC Stock Performance
Shares of this cloud-based education software provider have gained 8.5% in the past six months against the Zacks Schools industry’s 9.1% decline. The company has been benefiting from the continuous strength in the market demand for its suite of mission-critical products, along with its focus on operating leverage. Furthermore, its advanced AI solutions enhancements and opportunities in its market bode well for PWSC’s prospects.
Considering the estimate revision trend, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 and third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of PWSC have trended upward to 90 cents (from 63 cents) and 25 cents (from 18 cents) over the past 60 days, respectively. The estimated figures indicate 9.8% and 4.2% growth, respectively, from the year-ago period’s reported levels. Such an uptrend depicts analysts’ optimism about the stock’s potential.
In June 2024, PowerSchool entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by one of the world’s leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms, Bain Capital. The transaction, valued at $5.6 billion, is expected to close in the second half of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Although PWSC is set to be acquired, it will continue to remain a standalone company with no interruptions in its business operations and customer service.
PWSC Zacks Rank
PowerSchool currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Stride, Inc. LRN presently carries a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy). LRN has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 40.3%, on average. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
LRN shares have gained 31.8% in the past six months. The consensus estimate for LRN’s fiscal 2025 sales and EPS implies a rise of 6.3% and 7.7%, respectively, from the year-ago levels.
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2, has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 10.2%, on average.
LOPE shares have gained 6.5% in the past six months. LOPE has seen an upward estimate revision for 2024 earnings to $7.98 per share from $7.80 over the past 60 days. This company’s earnings for 2024 are expected to register 13.4% growth from a year ago.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2, has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 249.4%, on average.
LRN shares have gained 24.5% in the past six months. LINC has seen an upward estimate revision for 2024 earnings to 51 cents per share from 48 cents over the past 60 days. This company’s earnings for 2024 are expected to register 4.1% growth from a year ago.
Zacks Investment Research
While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.
Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.
Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.
One stock to keep an eye on is Stride (LRN). LRN is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 15.64 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 18.67. LRN's Forward P/E has been as high as 16.33 and as low as 12.10, with a median of 13.72, all within the past year.
We also note that LRN holds a PEG ratio of 0.78. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. LRN's PEG compares to its industry's average PEG of 1.05. LRN's PEG has been as high as 0.82 and as low as 0.61, with a median of 0.69, all within the past year.
We should also highlight that LRN has a P/B ratio of 2.97. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. LRN's current P/B looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/B of 3.29. Over the past 12 months, LRN's P/B has been as high as 3.08 and as low as 1.97, with a median of 2.60.
These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Stride is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, LRN feels like a great value stock at the moment.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--(Newsfile Corp. - September 15, 2024) - Kaskela Law LLC (https://api.newsfilecorp.com/redirect/3jDWEUqvPB) announces that it is investigating the fairness of the recently announced proposed buyout of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PWSC) ("PowerSchool") stockholders to determine whether the proposed buyout price of $22.80 per share is fair to the company's investors.
https://kaskelalaw.com/case/powerschool/
On June 7, 2024, PowerSchool announced that it had agreed to be acquired by private investment firm Bain Capital, LP at a price of $22.80 per share in cash - a premium of just $0.43 per share, or less than 2%, to the stock's prior day closing price of $22.37. Following the closing of the proposed transaction, PowerSchool's stockholders will be cashed out of their investment position and the company's shares will no longer be publicly traded.
The investigation seeks to determine whether PowerSchool's executive officers and/or directors violated the securities laws in agreeing to sell the company at $22.80 per share. Notably, immediately prior to the announcement of the proposed transaction, at least one stock analyst was maintaining a price target for PWSC shares of $30.00 per share, which is 31% higher than the agreed-to buyout price.
PowerSchool shareholders are encouraged to contact Kaskela Law LLC (D. Seamus Kaskela, Esq. or Adrienne Bell, Esq.) at (484) 229 - 0750 to receive additional information about this investigation and their legal rights and options with respect to the proposed buyout. Alternatively, investors may submit their information to the firm by clicking on the following link (or by copying and pasting the link into your browser):
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Kaskela Law LLC exclusively represents investors in securities fraud, corporate governance, and merger & acquisition litigation on a contingent basis, which means that the firm's clients never pay any out-of-pocket costs for legal representation. For additional information about Kaskela Law LLC, including the firm's recent notable recoveries for investors, please visit www.kaskelalaw.com.
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Flexsteel Industries, Inc. FLXS announced a hike of more than 13% in its quarterly cash dividend. The largest manufacturer, importer, and marketer of residential furniture products will pay out a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share on Oct. 7, 2024, to shareholders on record as of Sept. 25.
The company currently has a dividend payout ratio of 28% and a dividend yield of 1.5%, based on the closing share price of $39.80 on Sept. 10. This marks the company’s 331st consecutive quarterly cash dividend.
With the recent move, FLXS is maintaining its commitment to increase stockholders’ returns. The dividend increase reflects FLXS’ sound and stable financial position and commitment to rewarding shareholders amid industry-wide challenges.
What’s Driving FLXS’ Growth?
Flexsteel has been paying cash dividends for decades. It has been consistently sharing its cash flows with shareholders and maintaining a strong financial position. The company ended fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended June 30, 2024) with cash and cash equivalents of $4.8 million compared with $3.4 million at fiscal 2023-end. The company has sufficient funds to meet the short-term obligation of $7.52 million. Operating lease liabilities, net of the current portion, at June-end, was $58.1 million, down from $65 million at fiscal 2023-end.
Additionally, cash provided by operating activities was $31.9 million for fiscal 2024 compared with $23 million a year ago. This reflects improved levels of cash flow for the year.
Investors always prefer a return-generating stock. A high-dividend-yielding one is much coveted. It goes without saying that stockholders are always on the lookout for companies with a track record of consistent and incremental dividend payments.
Shares of the company have skyrocketed 111.1% so far this year compared with the industry‘s 23.4% growth. FLXS has effectively managed its operations. It has capitalized on sustained productivity and cost-saving measures, maintained pricing discipline, and actively managed its product portfolio to its advantage. The company is expected to benefit from its growth strategy and new product introductions.
Despite ongoing challenges in the industry, primarily stemming from changes in consumer spending preferences away from home furnishings, the company expects net sales growth of 5-10% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The same is expected to rise 2-6% in fiscal 2025. Read more: (Flexsteel Q4 Earnings and Sales Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y)
FLXS' Zacks Rank & Key Picks
FLXS currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has been benefiting from online, as well as hybrid enrollment growth. The online platform continues to perform well, attributed to the introduction of 148 new programs, many of which address current labor market needs such as healthcare and cybersecurity. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
LOPE has seen an upward estimate revision for 2024 earnings to $7.98 per share from $7.80 over the past 60 days. This company’s earnings for 2024 are expected to register 13.4% growth from a year ago.
Stride, Inc. LRN, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2, has been gaining from higher enrollment, expanding product offerings and Middle - High School learning growth. Consistent demand for online learning options has been benefiting Stride’s top line in recent times.
LRN has seen an upward estimate revision for fiscal 2025 earnings to $5.05 per share from $5.02 over the past 60 days. The company’s earnings for fiscal 2025 are expected to grow 7.7%.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2, has been gaining from transformational growth strategies, which align with rising public interest in alternative education pathways and employer demand for skilled labor amid a workforce skills gap. Strategic expansions, corporate partnerships, and the innovative Lincoln 10.0 platform are driving positive momentum.
LINC has seen an upward estimate revision for 2024 earnings to 51 cents per share from 48 cents over the past 30 days. This company’s earnings for 2024 are expected to register 4.1% growth from a year ago.
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