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Strategic Education (STRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$79.85 -1.67 (-2.05%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$79.92 +0.07 (+0.09%)
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About Strategic Education Stock (NASDAQ:STRA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$79.78
$81.69
50-Day Range
$72.19
$83.86
52-Week Range
$69.70
$88.50
Volume
227,473 shs
Average Volume
221,203 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.81 billion
P/E Ratio
14.11
Dividend Yield
3.01%
Price Target
$87.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Strategic Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

STRA MarketRank™: 

Strategic Education scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 273 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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/Downside

    The consensus price target for Strategic Education is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Strategic Education has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Strategic Education's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Strategic Education are expected to grow by 12.78% in the coming year, from $7.20 to $8.12 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Strategic Education is 14.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Strategic Education is 14.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 20.84.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Strategic Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.75. 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.

  • Read more about Strategic Education's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.89% 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 4.35.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Strategic Education has recently increased by 2.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Strategic Education pays a meaningful dividend of 2.94%, 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 42.40%. 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 29.56% next year. This indicates that Strategic Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Strategic Education's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Strategic Education has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Strategic Education this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Strategic Education in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Strategic Education insiders have sold 845.48% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $106,381.00 in company stock and sold $1,005,814.00 in 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.

  • Read more about Strategic Education's insider trading history.
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STRA Stock News Headlines

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STRA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Strategic Education's stock was trading at $80.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, STRA stock has decreased by 0.4% and is now trading at $79.85.

Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The health services provider reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.09. Strategic Education's quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Strategic Education include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.45%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.01%), Royal Bank of Canada (1.19%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.99%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert S Silberman, Raymond Karl Mcdonnell, Daniel Wayne Jackson, Christa Hokenson, Lizette Benedi Herraiz, Viet D Dinh, G Thomas Waite III, Michael Thawley, Robert R Grusky and Michael A Mcrobbie.
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Shares of STRA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Strategic Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/16 Dividend
3/09/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend
3/09/2026
Dividend Payable
3/16/2026
Last Earnings
4/23/2026
Record date for 6/1 Dividend
5/22/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend
5/22/2026
Dividend Payable
6/01/2026
Today
6/11/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
SCHOOLS
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:STRA
CIK
1013934
Employees
6,134
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$95.00
Low Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.66
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.11
Forward P/E Ratio
11.09
P/E Growth
0.75
Net Income
$126.61 million
Net Margins
10.21%
Pretax Margin
13.98%
Return on Equity
8.78%
Return on Assets
6.97%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.16
Quick Ratio
1.16

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.27 billion
Price / Sales
1.42
Cash Flow
$8.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.60
Book Value
$72.43 per share
Price / Book
1.10

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
22,610,000
Free Float
21,799,000
Market Cap
$1.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.51
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This page (NASDAQ:STRA) was last updated on 6/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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