Strategic Education (STRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Strategic Education, Inc. is a provider of postsecondary education serving working adults and other learners primarily in the United States. The company delivers academic programs through its Strayer University and Capella University institutions, using online instruction as well as campus-based and blended learning formats.

Its offerings include associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, along with certificates and other professional learning opportunities. Areas of study include business, information technology, healthcare, education, public administration and other career-focused disciplines. Strategic Education also provides non-degree education and skills training through Sophia Learning, a digital learning platform that offers self-paced courses and transferable college credit options.

The company was formerly known as Strayer Education and adopted the Strategic Education name following its combination with Capella Education Company in 2018. Strategic Education is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, and its institutions serve students throughout the United States through online programs and physical locations. Karl McDonnell serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.96 to $79.87
• 50-Day Range: $73.94 to $87.62
• 52-Week Range: $69.70 to $89.73
• Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 240,626 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.31
• Dividend Yield: 3.01%
• Price Target: $95.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Strategic Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Strategic Education scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 475 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: 3.4 / 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 $95.33, representing about 19.4% upside from its current price of $79.84.

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 13.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Strategic Education is 13.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Strategic Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.74. 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: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.78% 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 7.67.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Strategic Education has recently increased by 18.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Strategic Education pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, 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: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Strategic Education has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Strategic Education this week, compared to 4 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: 9/20/2026
• 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: $95.33
• High Price Target: $105.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.04
• P/E Growth: 0.74
• 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: $8.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.40
• 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: 0.49