BMO cuts target to USD 6.00 for Coursera stock
Published on 10/15/2026 at 21:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and reporting date
- BMO Capital lowered its Coursera target from USD 8.00 to USD 6.00 on October 5, 2026.
- Coursera is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, 2026.
- Coursera stock costs EUR 4.53 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. CEST, up 5.06 percent on the day on the NYSE.
- Coursera had a USD 1.3 billion market capitalization on October 15, 2026.
BMO Capital lowered its Coursera target from USD 8.00 to USD 6.00 while keeping an Outperform rating in a note dated October 5, 2026, according to GuruFocus. The new target was 18.11 percent above the USD 5.08 NYSE price at the time of the finance quote. Coursera stock was trading at EUR 4.53 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. CEST; the NYSE quote was up 5.06 percent on the day.
October 22 results set the next test
Coursera is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results after the market close on October 22, 2026, with a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET, MarketBeat reported. The consensus calls for USD 368.56 million in revenue and USD 0.18 in earnings per share. Revenue expectations are 89.80 percent above the USD 194.20 million reported for the year-ago quarter.
Price stays near the yearly floor
The primary-market quote stood at USD 5.08 on the NYSE at 3:32 p.m. ET on October 15, 2026. Its same-source day range was USD 4.84 to USD 5.17, while the 52-week range was USD 4.53 to USD 10.77. The current quote was 12.14 percent above the yearly low and 52.83 percent below the yearly high.
Coursera's market capitalization was USD 1.3 billion on October 15, 2026, and its price-to-earnings ratio was minus 7.14. The company provides online courses, professional certificates and degree programs for individual learners, businesses, universities and government organizations, according to MarketBeat.
Comparison with peers
Coursera (NYSE, USD): plus 5.06 percent, P/E minus 7.14, market capitalization USD 1.3 billion
Duolingo (NYSE, USD): plus 5.89 percent, P/E 17.77, market capitalization USD 6.9 billion
Chegg (NYSE, USD): plus 9.27 percent, P/E minus 1.57, market capitalization USD 85.0 million
Target cut meets a scheduled report
BMO Capital's October 5, 2026 target reduction leaves the USD 6.00 objective above the USD 5.08 NYSE quote, while the October 22 reporting date gives investors the next scheduled operating checkpoint. Coursera's third-quarter revenue estimate of USD 368.56 million is the key comparison for the company's post-merger growth profile.
Coursera stock was trading at EUR 4.53 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. CEST, up 5.06 percent on the day on the NYSE. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Coursera stock.
Coursera stock facts
- Company: Coursera, Inc.
- ISIN: US22266M1045
- Ticker: COUR
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 15, 2026, 9:30 p.m. CEST): EUR 4.53
- Market capitalization: USD 1.3 billion (as of October 15, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 4.53-10.77 (as of October 15, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer services / Education
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
