Pale Fire Capital Group Buys $11.4M of Coursera Stock Near 52-Week Low
COUR is trading near its 52-week low of $4.531 (2.6% above the low) on elevated volume (2.2× avg).
Summary
Pale Fire Capital SE group, a 10% owner, bought $11.4 million of Coursera stock near its 52-week low, increasing its stake to 28.8 million shares.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · COUR
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10% Owner Buys $11.4M of Stock
Pale Fire Capital SE group purchased 2,332,742 shares for $11,355,072.21 across two transactions on September 25 and 29, 2026.
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Purchase Near 52-Week Low
Shares were acquired at prices ranging from $4.5759 to $5.0639, with the stock trading near its 52-week low of $4.53.
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Stake Increases to 28.8M Shares
Post-transaction holdings total 28,806,415 shares, held indirectly through Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s.
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Context: Post-Merger Volatility
The purchase follows a 17% stock drop in late July after Coursera disclosed organic revenue declined excluding the Udemy acquisition.
Analysis · COUR · Technology
Pale Fire Capital SE and its affiliated entities, a 10% owner group, purchased 2,332,742 shares of Coursera for $11,355,072 across two transactions on September 25 and 29, 2026, at prices between $4.58 and $5.06. The buying comes as the stock trades near its 52-week low of $4.53, following a 17% drop in late July after the company revealed organic revenue declined excluding the Udemy acquisition. The group's post-transaction stake is 28,806,415 shares. This is a significant open-market purchase by a large institutional holder, representing roughly 0.92% of the company's market capitalization, and signals conviction from a sophisticated investor at depressed prices.
How filings like this one have moved
In the 30 days to Oct 1, 2026, 36.1% of the 1052 measured filings Wiseek scored 8 moved their stock by 5% or more by the next session's close. The median move was -0.56%. These are measured outcomes after filings of this importance, not a forecast for this one.
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At the time of this filing, COUR was trading at $4.65 on NYSE in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.2B. The 52-week trading range was $4.53 to $12.32. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.