What is Zacks Research's Forecast for STRA Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Strategic Education to $1.30 per share, down from $1.34.
• Strategic Education reported a Q2 earnings beat with $1.52 EPS against an estimated $1.42, but revenues fell slightly short at $321.47 million.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60, set to be paid on September 15th, representing an annualized yield of 3.0%.

Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Strategic Education in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the health services provider will earn $1.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.34. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.57 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

STRA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Strategic Education in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial set a $105.00 price objective on Strategic Education in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered Strategic Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Strategic Education from $98.00 to $88.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 1st.

Strategic Education Price Performance

Shares of Strategic Education stock traded up $0.65 during trading on Thursday, reaching $78.99. 99,492 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 173,295. The company has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $80.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.99. Strategic Education has a 52-week low of $72.25 and a 52-week high of $104.51.

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

Strategic Education Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th will be given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Strategic Education's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.90%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Strategic Education by 148.9% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 331 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Strategic Education by 54.3% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 395 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Strategic Education by 809.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Strategic Education in the first quarter worth about $82,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in Strategic Education in the second quarter worth about $94,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company's stock.

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.