Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors $84.52 +1.55 (+1.87%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.52 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STRA vs. BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, and GHCShould you be buying Strategic Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strategic Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), and Graham (GHC). Strategic Education vs. Its Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Do analysts recommend BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $138.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.93%. Strategic Education has a consensus target price of $107.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. Given Strategic Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Bright Horizons Family Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in BFAM or STRA? 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to BFAM or STRA? In the previous week, Strategic Education had 4 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Strategic Education and 4 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.98 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bright Horizons Family Solutions 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Strategic Education 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Education. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Horizons Family Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.73B2.62$140.19M$2.7745.02Strategic Education$1.23B1.66$69.79M$4.6818.06 Is BFAM or STRA more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity of 13.63% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.22% 13.63% 4.62% Strategic Education 10.44%7.61%5.89% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 33 more outperform votes than Strategic Education when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.10% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave Strategic Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.10% Underperform Votes31442.90% Strategic EducationOutperform Votes38556.12% Underperform Votes30143.88% SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions beats Strategic Education on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Strategic Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STRA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STRA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STRA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStrategic EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.04B$1.02B$8.02B$8.63BDividend Yield2.68%5.77%3.19%4.18%P/E Ratio16.1011.9515.2520.06Price / Sales1.661.533.79157.10Price / Cash17.1927.8916.3734.64Price / Book1.252.474.864.70Net Income$69.79M$22.13M$257.86M$247.88M7 Day Performance-5.67%3.07%1.71%2.63%1 Month Performance-5.06%-0.23%3.90%6.36%1 Year Performance-23.75%18.37%1.18%14.05% Strategic Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STRAStrategic Education4.5686 of 5 stars$84.52+1.9%$107.67+27.4%-23.1%$2.04B$1.23B16.103,910Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.1212 of 5 stars$128.28-0.7%$138.33+7.8%+18.3%$7.34B$2.73B53.4525,800Positive NewsLRNStride1.4413 of 5 stars$158.36+4.6%$126.83-19.9%+112.1%$6.89B$2.29B26.447,500Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.5916 of 5 stars$200.76+1.5%$207.67+3.4%+32.2%$5.70B$1.05B25.945,500Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.6539 of 5 stars$133.12+0.8%$135.67+1.9%+85.7%$4.96B$1.74B24.794,680Short Interest ↓UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.908 of 5 stars$35.86+0.9%$35.83-0.1%+126.4%$1.95B$782.69M36.971,950Short Interest ↑LINCLincoln Educational Services4.146 of 5 stars$23.08-3.0%$24.60+6.6%+99.4%$729.17M$454.20M72.132,060Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeAPEIAmerican Public Education4.5425 of 5 stars$29.24-0.7%$31.25+6.9%+65.3%$527.49M$634.68M52.215,800EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group1.3772 of 5 stars$45.71-3.5%$48.50+6.1%-36.8%$7.76B$4.79B19.4553,100TALTAL Education Group1.3833 of 5 stars$10.14+3.1%$13.13+29.5%+0.4%$6.13B$2.25B53.3416,200News CoverageStock SplitGHCGraham3.3613 of 5 stars$950.47-0.4%N/A+33.6%$4.14B$4.80B18.6119,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFAM Competitors LRN Competitors LOPE Competitors ATGE Competitors UTI Competitors LINC Competitors APEI Competitors EDU Competitors TAL Competitors GHC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STRA) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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