What is Zacks Research's Forecast for STRA FY2025 Earnings?

Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Strategic Education in a research note issued on Thursday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the health services provider will earn $5.69 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.68. The consensus estimate for Strategic Education's current full-year earnings is $4.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Strategic Education's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.08 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of Strategic Education in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Strategic Education from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Strategic Education from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Strategic Education in a report on Thursday, April 24th.

Strategic Education Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of Strategic Education stock traded up $0.72 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $89.41. The stock had a trading volume of 50,523 shares, compared to its average volume of 155,046. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $82.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.93. Strategic Education has a 12-month low of $74.28 and a 12-month high of $121.60. The firm has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.52.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The health services provider reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.29. Strategic Education had a net margin of 10.44% and a return on equity of 7.61%. The business had revenue of $303.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $300.67 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.11 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Strategic Education

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in STRA. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 334.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 37,961 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $3,513,000 after buying an additional 29,220 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Strategic Education during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Strategic Education by 11.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 120,628 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $11,164,000 after buying an additional 12,437 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 8,113 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $758,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 53.3% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,044 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $98,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Strategic Education

In other news, CEO Raymond Karl Mcdonnell sold 31,855 shares of Strategic Education stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.83, for a total value of $3,116,374.65. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 140,281 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,723,690.23. The trade was a 18.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Lizette Benedi Herraiz sold 1,452 shares of Strategic Education stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.21, for a total transaction of $119,368.92. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 61,716 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,073,672.36. The trade was a 2.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 40,826 shares of company stock worth $3,945,093. 3.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Strategic Education Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.68%. Strategic Education's dividend payout ratio is presently 51.28%.

Strategic Education Company Profile

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.