Scholastic (SCHL)

• Market cap: $503M
• 1 day: -0.21%
• 5 days: -0.11%
• 1 month: -12.25%
• 3 months: -10.88%
• 6 months: -37.10%
• Year to date: -10.88%
• 1 year: -48.62%
• 5 years: -22.15%
• 10 years: -53.63%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Books

About: Scholastic Corp is an American publishing and education media company that focuses on books and educational material for schools, teachers, parents, and children. It creates print, digital, and audiobooks, learning materials and programs, classroom magazines, and other products that support children's learning and reading both at home and at school. The company also owns rights to various books, including Harry Potter, Dog Man, and The Hunger Games among others. It has three reportable segments Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The majority of its revenue is from the Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment.

Employees: 6,660

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 53

2.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.55% [Q3] → 82.29% (+2.74%) [Q4]

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 173 [Q3] → 156 (-17) [Q4]

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $698M [Q3] → $479M (-$220M) [Q4]

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 34

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $132K | Put options by funds: $624K