Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors $81.43 +0.32 (+0.39%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$81.44 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 04:10 PM 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. ATGE, LEG, UTI, LRN, BFAM, LOPE, LINC, APEI, TAL, and GHCShould you be buying Strategic Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strategic Education include Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Stride (LRN), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), TAL Education Group (TAL), and Graham (GHC). Strategic Education vs. Its Competitors Adtalem Global Education Leggett & Platt Universal Technical Institute Stride Bright Horizons Family Solutions Grand Canyon Education Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education TAL Education Group Graham Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STRA or ATGE? 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer STRA or ATGE? In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education had 3 more articles in the media than Strategic Education. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Adtalem Global Education and 7 mentions for Strategic Education. Adtalem Global Education's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.73 indicating that Adtalem Global Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Strategic Education 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Adtalem Global Education 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend STRA or ATGE? Strategic Education currently has a consensus target price of $99.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.99%. Adtalem Global Education has a consensus target price of $139.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.59%. Given Strategic Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Adtalem Global Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility & risk, STRA or ATGE? Strategic Education has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, STRA or ATGE? Adtalem Global Education has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Education. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adtalem Global Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStrategic Education$1.24B1.57$112.68M$4.8116.93Adtalem Global Education$1.79B2.72$237.07M$6.1921.89 Is STRA or ATGE more profitable? Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Strategic Education's net margin of 9.27%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 17.95% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Strategic Education9.27% 7.52% 5.99% Adtalem Global Education 13.26%17.95%9.23% SummaryAdtalem Global Education beats Strategic Education on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 EducationSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.95B$1.76B$8.30B$10.27BDividend Yield2.84%4.68%3.01%4.60%P/E Ratio16.9313.0318.4526.51Price / Sales1.571.835.12165.32Price / Cash12.5415.5414.9729.89Price / Book1.203.185.086.32Net Income$112.68M$85.04M$255.59M$270.51M7 Day Performance-1.33%3.69%1.45%2.15%1 Month Performance3.94%6.43%18.39%6.35%1 Year Performance-13.79%57.30%51.33%25.48% Strategic Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STRAStrategic Education4.3573 of 5 stars$81.43+0.4%$99.33+22.0%-13.8%$1.95B$1.24B16.933,801Analyst UpgradeATGEAdtalem Global Education4.5109 of 5 stars$136.16+1.3%$139.00+2.1%+85.9%$4.83B$1.79B22.0010,371Positive NewsLEGLeggett & Platt3.7021 of 5 stars$10.20+1.9%$9.67-5.2%-26.6%$1.35B$4.38B9.9017,700High Trading VolumeUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.4142 of 5 stars$27.54+2.3%$35.83+30.1%+62.7%$1.47B$732.69M24.163,700Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeLRNStride3.2237 of 5 stars$164.23+2.2%$146.40-10.9%+69.6%$7.01B$2.41B27.288,600News CoveragePositive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.5661 of 5 stars$116.50-0.3%$134.57+15.5%-22.3%$6.64B$2.69B38.201,450Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.1588 of 5 stars$205.45+0.6%$203.67-0.9%+44.3%$5.74B$1.03B24.875,830Positive NewsShort Interest ↓LINCLincoln Educational Services4.0178 of 5 stars$19.58+1.0%$25.00+27.7%+66.7%$612.77M$440.06M42.572,475Positive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.2084 of 5 stars$32.25+2.1%$35.17+9.0%+126.2%$570.92M$624.56M30.426,117TALTAL Education Group2.3015 of 5 stars$10.39+2.4%$12.66+21.9%+48.0%$6.17B$2.25B61.1023,000Stock SplitGHCGraham4.0086 of 5 stars$1,138.97+0.7%N/A+50.2%$4.93B$4.79B7.3121,446Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ATGE Competitors LEG Competitors UTI Competitors LRN Competitors BFAM Competitors LOPE Competitors LINC Competitors APEI 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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