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Strategic Education (STRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$86.09 +0.96 (+1.13%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$86.08 -0.02 (-0.02%)
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About Strategic Education Stock (NASDAQ:STRA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$84.39
$87.04
50-Day Range
$78.73
$92.26
52-Week Range
$74.28
$121.60
Volume
145,814 shs
Average Volume
156,490 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.08 billion
P/E Ratio
18.40
Dividend Yield
2.79%
Price Target
$107.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Strategic Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

STRA MarketRank™: 

Strategic Education scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 293 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Strategic Education has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Strategic Education are expected to grow by 17.75% in the coming year, from $4.79 to $5.64 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Strategic Education is 18.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.87.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Strategic Education is 18.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 20.50.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Strategic Education has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Strategic Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. 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

    2.13% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Strategic Education has recently increased by 10.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Strategic Education pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, 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 51.28%. 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 42.55% next year. This indicates that Strategic Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Strategic Education's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.13% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Strategic Education has recently increased by 10.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Strategic Education has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Strategic Education this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for STRA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Strategic Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $119,923.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.30% 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Strategic Education's stock was trading at $93.42 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, STRA shares have decreased by 7.8% and is now trading at $86.09.
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Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The health services provider reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.29. Strategic Education's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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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

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Record date for 6/2 Dividend
5/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend
5/23/2025
Dividend Payable
6/02/2025
Today
7/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
SCHOOLS
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:STRA
Employees
3,801
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$107.67
High Stock Price Target
$120.00
Low Stock Price Target
$98.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
18.49
Forward P/E Ratio
18.05
P/E Growth
1.01
Net Income
$112.68 million
Pretax Margin
13.00%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.22 billion
Cash Flow
$6.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.00
Book Value
$67.67 per share
Price / Book
1.28

Miscellaneous

Free Float
23,366,000
Market Cap
$2.09 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.54
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This page (NASDAQ:STRA) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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