Coursera, Inc. (COUR) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Apr 25, 2026

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Coursera has delivered strong Q2 results, with rapid learner growth, guidance raises, and a pronounced price breakout; momentum and AI-driven course demand position it well for continued gains in the coming week.

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Idea window: 7/28/2025 – 8/4/2025Sector: Consumer Defensive

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$6.06
Market Cap
$1.10B
1D Return
-6.63%
YTD Return
-17.66%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
-17.2
P/B
1.7
P/S
1.4
EV/EBITDA
-30.8
Div Yield
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Fundamental Analysis

5.0

Key Financial Insights: • Strong Liquidity • Ongoing Losses • Weak Recent Cash COUR looks financially safe but operationally weak, with a debt-free, cash-rich balance sheet and solid gross margin offset by persistent losses, high expenses, and softer recent cash flow.

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Price Behavior

3.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Support test • Momentum fade • Oversold bounce Support Level: $5.25-$5.30 Resistance Level: $5.90-$6.00 COUR has weakened from an earlier rally into a short-term downtrend, and while it is now testing support near $5.25-$5.30 with possible rebound potential, momentum stays bearish until it reclaims $5.90-$6.00.

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Sentiment & News

4.0

Key News Insights: • Earnings Miss • Margin Pressure • Enterprise Weakness Coursera's Q1 earnings missed estimates and lowered guidance, with enterprise churn and margin pressure overshadowing strong consumer growth.

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AI Summary

4.0
Negative

Coursera now looks less like a cheap growth story and more like a balance-sheet-backed turnaround where strong consumer demand is being offset by enterprise churn, rising expenses, and weakening cash flow, so the stock likely needs clear margin stabilization and a return to reliable free cash generation before a sustained rerating is justified.

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AI summary updated 4 days ago

Description

Coursera operates a digital education platform that connects learners, instructors, and institutions and offers courses, professional certificates, full degrees, and subscription plans across technical, business, health, and social science fields. The company was incorporated in 2011, renamed from Dkandu to Coursera in 2012, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Jul 28Aug 4COURCoursera, Inc.
Coursera has delivered strong Q2 results, with rapid learner growth, guidance raises, and a pronounced price breakout; momentum and AI-driven course demand position it well for continued gains in the coming week.
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