Strategic Education (STRA) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA - Get Free Report) will likely be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, April 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.01 per share and revenue of $300.67 million for the quarter.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The health services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $311.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $315.18 million. Strategic Education had a return on equity of 7.61% and a net margin of 10.44%. On average, analysts expect Strategic Education to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Strategic Education Trading Down 3.0 %

NASDAQ STRA traded down $2.43 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $77.64. 204,028 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 152,220. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $85.06 and a 200-day moving average of $91.32. Strategic Education has a one year low of $74.28 and a one year high of $123.62. The stock has a market cap of $1.91 billion, a PE ratio of 14.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.58.

Strategic Education Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.09%. Strategic Education's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.39%.

Insider Transactions at Strategic Education

In related news, CEO Raymond Karl Mcdonnell sold 31,855 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.83, for a total transaction of $3,116,374.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 140,281 shares in the company, valued at $13,723,690.23. This represents a 18.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Michael A. Mcrobbie purchased 600 shares of Strategic Education stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of $81.80 per share, for a total transaction of $49,080.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 6,135 shares in the company, valued at $501,843. This represents a 10.84 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 39,332 shares of company stock worth $3,825,169. Company insiders own 3.30% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

STRA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Strategic Education from $114.00 to $97.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of Strategic Education in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Strategic Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th.

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.