Why COUR fell 20.3% on Oct 30 2026: weak guidance
COUR-20.3%on Fri Oct 30 2026
Coursera, Inc. was down 20.3% on the day at $3.71, ranked #10 on 8.0× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this drop at 12:07 ET during regular hours.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT
- 12:07 ETMOVER · REGULAR
$3.71 · ▼ 20.3% ON THE DAY · 8.0× 5M RVOL · RANK #10
JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE5/5Coursera is down 20.1% after issuing below-consensus Q4 sales guidance and lowering its full-year outlook, despite beating Q3 estimates. The subsequent analyst downgrades and price-target cuts reinforce the negative read on forward growth, providing a concrete explanation for the move.
WHYA 20.1% decline is substantial, but it is proportionate to materially weak forward guidance and multiple same-day downgrades rather than being unsupported by the news.ANALYZED 12:07 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 12:07 ET
LAST3.71DAY▼ 20.3%5 MIN▼ 1.07%5M RVOL8.0×5M $VOL$1.2MFLOAT*264.4MRANK#10SESSIONREGULARVWAP3.86HOD4.42LOD3.68OR HIGH4.33OR LOW3.82PREV CLOSE4.66PM HIGH4.42PM LOW4.00GAP▼ 8.43%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
THE SESSION
- 09:30 ETOpened at $4.27, -8.4% on the previous close of $4.66
- 09:30 ETRegular-session high, $4.33
- 15:55 ETRegular-session low, $3.45
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $3.48, -25.3% on the previous close of $4.66
- Volume: 26.0M shares in regular hours, 212K before the open
Coursera opened at $4.27 after a previous close of $4.66 and briefly reached $4.33, but fell to $3.71 by TapeRank’s 12:07 ET recording as the screen ranked it No. 10. TapeRank found the move justified by weak guidance: Coursera issued below-consensus fourth-quarter sales guidance, lowered its full-year outlook, and faced several analyst downgrades and price-target cuts, despite beating third-quarter estimates. The stock continued lower to a $3.45 low at 15:55 ET and finished the regular session at $3.48, down 25.3% from the prior close, with no halts.
WRITTEN FRI OCT 30 2026 16:00 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE
- 11:39 ETRBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Coursera, Lowers Price Target to $5Benzinga
- 08:56 ETJP Morgan Downgrades Coursera to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $5Benzinga
- 07:44 ETKeybanc Downgrades Coursera to Sector WeightBenzinga
- 06:13 ETNeedham Maintains Buy on Coursera, Lowers Price Target to $6Benzinga
- THU 17:45 ETCORRECTION: Coursera Narrows FY2026 Sales Guidance from $1.220B-$1.245B to $1.229B-$1.237B vs $1.236B EstBenzinga
- THU 16:25 ETCoursera Lowers FY2026 Sales Guidance from $1.220B-$1.245B to $1.229-$1.237B vs $1.236B EstBenzinga
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