Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

Live quote · data updated Aug 28, 2026

Scholastic Corporation · Consumer Discretionary · ref. ETF XLY · 12 calls · price $39.11

What the company does: Scholastic Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, publishes and distributes children's books in the United States and internationally.

📈 Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) stock price

$39.11+49.6% over range

Aug 28, 25low $24.23 · high $47.34Aug 27, 26

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Hold

0% recommend buying · 1 analysts

📊 JPI status : Scholastic Corporation has never appeared in a JPI ranking (Fair or Risk +) — our methods haven't picked it to date. See the selected stocks →

🎯 SCHL price target & analyst consensus — price $39.11

The price target · all analysts combined (1 targets)

Highest target · 1 firm of 1$42+7.4%

Median target · of 1 targets$42+7.4%

Lowest target · 1 firm of 1$42+7.4%

Current price$39.11

⭐ What the most reliable analysts say

No reliable analyst is bullish on this stock right now. A “reliable” analyst is a firm that, on this sector, hits more than 55% of its targets and beats its sector. None of them sees upside here — which is exactly why this stock is in no JPI selection.

The consensus · 1 ratings (last 6 months)

Strong Buy00%

Buy00%

Hold1100%

Sell00%

Strong Sell00%

Go deeper on the analysts

🎯 SCHL price target all

All 12 calls, one by one, with our verdict on each firm.

→ See all 12 targets, analyst by analyst

💡 The best analysts on SCHL most reliable

Their real reliability on SCHL, firm by firm: who was right, who was wrong.

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All analysts (the consensus) · vs · the best (those who've been right)

💬 A question about Scholastic Corporation? The JPI assistant answers using our backtest data.

🔎 Detailed analyses

📊 Returns & performance

✅ Historical analyst reliability on SCHL

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm ↕	% right i ↕	Gain vs sector i ↕	Calls i ↕
Oppenheimer ↗	0%	-5.6%	2

📊 What $1,000 invested in Scholastic Corporation would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in Scholastic Corporation 10 years ago would be worth $1,212 today, i.e. +2%/yr on average. Best year: 2021 (+60%), worst: 2024 (-43%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Scholastic Corporation

Investment	Worth today	Gain
1 years ago	$2,192	+119%
3 years ago	$1,185	+18%
5 years ago	$1,870	+87%

→ See Scholastic Corporation's full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (Scholastic Corporation)

Year	Return	$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)	+58%	$1,578 (+58%)
2025	+39%	$2,192 (+119%)
2024	-43%	$1,240 (+24%)

→ See Scholastic Corporation's full return history + gain calculator

⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

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📋 All analyst calls on SCHL

B. Riley Securities ↗

Jul 8, 26

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$42

Price at call : $45.27 — gap to target -7%

Today : $39.11 — gap to target +7%

🎯 on SCHL : no call matured yet · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 38.8% · +21.4% (129 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 8, 27

B. Riley Securities ↗

Mar 20, 26

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$40

Price at call : $38.43 — gap to target +4%

Today : $39.11 — gap to target +2%

🎯 on SCHL : no call matured yet · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 38.8% · +21.4% (129 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 20, 27

B. Riley Securities ↗

Mar 9, 26

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$37

Price at call : $34.94 — gap to target +6%

Today : $39.11 — gap to target -5%

🎯 on SCHL : no call matured yet · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 38.8% · +21.4% (129 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 9, 27

B. Riley Securities ↗

Sep 3, 25

▲ Buy · 🎯$37

Price at call : $24.78 — upside +49%

Today : $39.11 — upside -5%

🎯 on SCHL : no call matured yet · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 38.8% · +21.4% (129 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 3, 26

Stifel ↗

Sep 28, 20

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$24

Price at call : $20.81 — gap to target +15%

Today : $39.11 — gap to target -39%

🎯 on SCHL : no call matured yet · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 36.2% · +1.0% (232 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 28, 21

Stifel ↗

Sep 28, 18

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$44

Price at call : $46.69 — gap to target -6%

Today : $39.11 — gap to target +13%

🎯 on SCHL : no call matured yet · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 36.2% · +1.0% (232 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 28, 19

Stifel ↗

Jul 16, 18

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$43

Price at call : $46.57 — gap to target -8%

Today : $39.11 — gap to target +10%

🎯 on SCHL : no call matured yet · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 36.2% · +1.0% (232 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 16, 19

Oppenheimer ↗

Oct 13, 15

▲ Outperform · 🎯$50

Price at call : $40.82 — upside +22%

Today : $39.11 — upside +28%

Expected +22% · Actual -6% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on SCHL : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 26.8% · -3.4% (123 calls)

-5.6%

stock -6% · XLY +2%

matured Oct 12, 16

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Oppenheimer ↗

Oct 12, 15

▲ Outperform

Actual -6% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on SCHL : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Cons. disc. : 26.8% · -3.4% (123 calls)

-5.6%

stock -6% · XLY +2%

matured Oct 11, 16

Gabelli & Co.

Apr 27, 15

▲ Buy

Actual -9% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on SCHL : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

-8.7%

stock -9% · XLY +4%

matured Apr 26, 16

Gabelli & Co.

Apr 24, 15

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on SCHL : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 23, 16

Gabelli & Co.

Apr 22, 15

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on SCHL : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 21, 16

Frequently asked questions

Should I buy Scholastic Corporation stock?

This isn't buy advice. For Scholastic Corporation, the analyst consensus is "Hold", with an average price target of $42.00 (+7% vs the current price). What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 0% of the time (2 calls tracked on Scholastic Corporation). We show the numbers — you decide.

Is it too late to buy Scholastic Corporation? How high can it go?

The most bullish analyst target on Scholastic Corporation is $42.00 (+7% above today's price); the average is $42.00. That's the upside they see. Check how reliable those analysts have actually been on Scholastic Corporation on our site before trusting it.

Is Scholastic Corporation still a good buy?

The most useful "opinion" isn't an opinion — it's a track record: 1 analyst have a real record on Scholastic Corporation, the best hitting 0% over 2 calls. Current consensus: "Hold". Make your call on data, not noise.

What has Scholastic Corporation's past performance been?

Historical returns and a "how much if I had invested" calculator: SCHL performance & returns.