Strategic Education (STRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Strategic Education, Inc. is a postsecondary education company that provides career-focused academic programs and education services in the United States. The company operates primarily through Strayer University and Capella University, serving working adults and other students through online learning, physical campuses and flexible academic formats.

Strayer University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional certificates and other career-oriented courses in areas such as business, information technology, healthcare, criminal justice and education. Capella University provides primarily online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, as well as certificate offerings, with competency-based and traditional learning options designed for adult learners.

The company traces its history to Strayer University, which was founded in 1892, and adopted the name Strategic Education following the combination with Capella Education Company in 2018. In addition to its university operations, Strategic Education provides employer-focused education and workforce development services, including support for organizations seeking to offer tuition assistance and upskilling opportunities to employees. The company is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.98 to $79.95
• 50-Day Range: $75.78 to $87.62
• 52-Week Range: $69.70 to $89.73
• Volume: 176,271 shs
• Average Volume: 314,549 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.30
• Dividend Yield: 3.01%
• Price Target: $96.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Strategic Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Strategic Education scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Strategic Education has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $96.67, representing about 21.1% upside from its current price of $79.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Strategic Education has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Strategic Education are expected to grow by 16.18% in the coming year, from $7.23 to $8.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Strategic Education is 13.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Strategic Education is 13.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Strategic Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.73. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Strategic Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.34% of the float of Strategic Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Strategic Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Strategic Education has recently decreased by 5.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Strategic Education pays a meaningful dividend of 3.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Strategic Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Strategic Education is 40.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Strategic Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.57% next year. This indicates that Strategic Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Strategic Education has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Strategic Education this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Strategic Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.60% of the stock of Strategic Education is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.27% of the stock of Strategic Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/14 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/14 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/14/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STRA
• CIK: 1013934
• Web: www.strategiceducation.com
• Phone: (703) 561-1600
• Fax: 703-339-3569
• Employees: 6,134
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Strategic Education: $96.67
• High Price Target: $105.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.04
• P/E Growth: 0.73
• Net Income: $126.61 million
• Net Margins: 10.46%
• Pretax Margin: 14.31%
• Return on Equity: 8.98%
• Return on Assets: 7.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $8.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.34
• Book Value: $72.43 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,210,000
• Free Float: 21,409,000
• Market Cap: $1.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.47