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LRN Trading Analysis - 09/10/2026 04:27 PM — TRU-SENTIMENT
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LRN (Stride, Inc.) at $81.45. True Sentiment Balanced, delta 40-60 call 40% / put 60%, call $13,700 vs put $20,160. RSI 39.7.
- Symbol
- LRN
- Price
- $81.45
- Article bias (separate from True Sentiment)
- bearish
- Conviction
- medium
- Published
- 2026-09-10 16:27:00 ET
- Author
- DeltaNeutral staff
TRUE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS (DELTA 40-60 OPTIONS)
True Sentiment Analysis (Delta 40-60 Options):Overall options flow sentiment: Balanced
Call vs Put dollar volume:
- Call dollar volume: $13,700
- Put dollar volume: $20,160
The options flow sentiment is balanced, with a slight bias towards puts.
Key Statistics: LRN
Fundamental Snapshot
Valuation
| P/E (Trailing) | 11.44 |
| P/E (Forward) | N/A |
| PEG Ratio | N/A |
| Price/Book | 2.37 |
Profitability
| EPS (Trailing) | $7.14 |
| EPS (Forward) | N/A |
| ROE | 20.72% |
| Net Margin | 13.43% |
Financial Health
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.52B |
| Debt/Equity | 0.26 |
| Free Cash Flow | N/A |
| Rev Growth | N/A |
Analyst Consensus
📈 Analysis
News Headlines & Context:
Recent news headlines for LRN include:
- LRN announces partnership with a major educational institution to provide online courses.
- The company reports a significant increase in enrollment for its upcoming semester.
- LRN's CEO discusses the future of online education and the company's role in it.
These headlines suggest a positive outlook for LRN, with potential for increased revenue and growth.
Fundamental Analysis:
Based on the provided FUNDAMENTALS data:
- Revenue: $2,518,081,000
- Trailing EPS: $7.14
- Trailing P/E: 11.44
- Price-to-Book: 2.37
- Debt-to-Equity: 0.26
- Return on Equity (ROE): 20.72%
- Gross Margin: 37.75%
- Operating Margin: 17.90%
- Profit Margin: 13.43%
The company's fundamentals indicate a stable financial position with a reasonable P/E ratio and a strong ROE. However, the lack of revenue growth data and forward EPS makes it difficult to assess future prospects.
Current Market Position:
Current price: $81.45
Recent price action: The stock has been trending downward over the past few days, with a current price below the 50-day SMA.
Key support and resistance levels:
- Support: $80.00
- Resistance: $85.00
Technical Analysis:
SMA trends:
- 5-day SMA: $83.16
- 20-day SMA: $84.45
- 50-day SMA: $85.53
The stock is currently below all three SMAs, indicating a bearish trend.
RSI (14): 39.73, indicating oversold conditions.
MACD: -0.43, signaling a bearish trend.
Bollinger Bands: The stock is currently near the lower band, indicating potential for a bounce.
True Sentiment Analysis (Delta 40-60 Options):
Overall options flow sentiment: Balanced
Call vs Put dollar volume:
- Call dollar volume: $13,700
- Put dollar volume: $20,160
The options flow sentiment is balanced, with a slight bias towards puts.
Key Price Levels:
- Support: $80.00
- Resistance: $85.00
- Entry: $82.00
- Target: $87.00
- Stop Loss: $78.00
25-Day Price Forecast:
LRN is projected for $78.00 to $85.00
The forecast is based on current technical trends, momentum, and indicators, including the SMA trends, RSI momentum, MACD signals, and recent volatility (ATR).
Defined Risk Strategy Recommendations:
Based on the price forecast, we recommend the following defined risk strategies:
- Bull Call Spread: Buy $80.00 call, sell $85.00 call
- Bear Put Spread: Buy $80.00 put, sell $75.00 put
- Iron Condor: Sell $85.00 call, buy $90.00 call, sell $75.00 put, buy $70.00 put
Risk Factors:
- Technical warning signs: The stock is currently below all three SMAs.
- Sentiment divergences: The options flow sentiment is balanced, but with a slight bias towards puts.
- Volatility and ATR: The ATR is 2.08, indicating potential for increased volatility.
Summary & Conviction Level:
Overall bias: Bearish
Conviction level: Medium
One-line trade idea: Consider a bearish options strategy, such as a bear put spread or an iron condor.
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