STRA FY2026 EPS Forecast Decreased by Barrington Research

Key Points

• Barrington Research has lowered its FY2026 earnings per share estimate for Strategic Education Inc. to $6.65, down from $6.67, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a $105.00 target price.
• Strategic Education announced a $0.60 quarterly dividend to be paid on September 15th, representing a 3.2% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 49.90%.
• In recent trading, STRA stock opened at $74.88, with a market capitalization of $1.79 billion and a PE ratio of 15.57.

Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Barrington Research reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Strategic Education in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the health services provider will earn $6.65 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $6.67. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Strategic Education's current full-year earnings is $4.79 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Strategic Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Truist Financial set a $105.00 target price on Strategic Education in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Strategic Education from $98.00 to $88.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 1st.

Strategic Education Trading Down 1.9%

Strategic Education stock traded down $1.50 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $76.60. The company's stock had a trading volume of 73,140 shares, compared to its average volume of 174,775. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $82.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.11. The firm has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.93, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.58. Strategic Education has a twelve month low of $72.25 and a twelve month high of $104.51.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The health services provider reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.10. Strategic Education had a net margin of 9.27% and a return on equity of 7.52%. The company had revenue of $321.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $322.84 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Strategic Education Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. Strategic Education's payout ratio is 49.90%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Strategic Education

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. MSH Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Strategic Education by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,314 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $963,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 54.3% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 395 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Significant Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Strategic Education by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Significant Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,876 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Strategic Education by 148.9% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 331 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of Strategic Education by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,542 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $331,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.27% of the company's stock.

About Strategic Education

Strategic Education, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services segments. It operates Strayer University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, criminal justice, education, health services, information technology, and public administration at physical campuses located in the eastern United States, as well as through online; non-degree web and mobile application development courses through Hackbright Academy and Devmountain; and MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute.