How to buy Skillsoft stock (Skillsoft)

Skillsoft is an education & training services business based in the US. Skillsoft shares (SKIL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $21.62 – an increase of 12.02% over the previous week. Skillsoft employs 2,262 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $536.5 million.

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Skillsoft stock price (NYSE: SKIL)

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Skillsoft shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$21.62
52-week range	$5.09 - $19.95
50-day moving average more info button	$16.05
200-day moving average more info button	$12.75
Wall St. target price	$50.00
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-41.56

Is it a good time to buy Skillsoft stock?

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Skillsoft price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $19.37 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	0.36%
1 month (2024-11-27)	28.53%
3 months (2024-09-27)	20.46%
6 months (2024-06-28)	40.06%

1 year (2023-12-28)	10.24%
2 years (2022-12-28)	-28.79%
3 years (2021-12-28)	185
5 years (2019-12-27)	205.4

Is Skillsoft stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Skillsoft stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Skillsoft's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Skillsoft's EBITDA

Skillsoft's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $70.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Skillsoft's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put Skillsoft's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.

• Chegg (CHGG.US): USD$88.8 million
• Stride (LRN.US): USD$336.7 million
• Grand Canyon Education (LOPE.US): USD$308.9 million

Skillsoft financials

Revenue TTM	$536.5 million
Gross profit TTM	$452 million
Return on assets TTM	-3.13%
Return on equity TTM	-112.6%
Profit margin	-63.42%
Book value	$25.44
Market Capitalization more info button	$160.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Skillsoft share dividends

We're not expecting Skillsoft to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

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Have Skillsoft's shares ever split?

Skillsoft's shares were split on a 1:20 basis on 1 October 2023 . So if you had owned 20 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Skillsoft shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Skillsoft shares which in turn could have impacted Skillsoft's share price.

Skillsoft share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Skillsoft's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.09 up to $19.95. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Skillsoft's is 1.314. This would suggest that Skillsoft's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put Skillsoft's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

• Chegg (CHGG.US): 1.314
• Stride (LRN.US): 0.272
• Grand Canyon Education (LOPE.US): 0.702

Skillsoft overview

Skillsoft Corp. provides content and platform and instructor-led training services in the United States and internationally. The company's Content & Platform segment engages in the sale, marketing, and delivery of its content learning solutions in areas, such as leadership and business, technology and developer, and compliance comprising individualized coaching, as well as technical skill areas. This segment also offers Percipio, an AI-driven online learning platform that delivers a learning experience through SaaS solutions. Its Instructor-Led Training segment provides training solutions, including information technology and business skills for corporations and their employees by guiding its customers throughout their lifelong technology learning journey by offering relevant and up-to-date skills training through instructor-led and self-paced, vendor certified, and other proprietary offerings. The company markets and sells their offerings to businesses of many sizes, government agencies, educational institutions, and resellers. Skillsoft Corp.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Skillsoft is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 9.199% of Skillsoft shares are held by insiders and 71.033% by institutions. How many people work for Skillsoft?
Latest data suggests 2,262 work at Skillsoft. When does the fiscal year end for Skillsoft?
Skillsoft's fiscal year ends in January. Where is Skillsoft based?
Skillsoft's address is: 7887 E. Belleview Ave, Greenwood Village, CO, United States, 80111 What is Skillsoft's ISIN number?
Skillsoft's international securities identification number is: US83066P2002 What is Skillsoft's CUSIP number?
Skillsoft's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 124853300