Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors $89.04 +0.80 (+0.90%) As of 12:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, TAL, GHC, and LAURShould 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), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), and Laureate Education (LAUR). Strategic Education vs. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $138.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $107.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.93%. Given Strategic Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 & volatility, BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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% 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 media favor BFAM or STRA? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Strategic Education. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 12 mentions for Strategic Education. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Strategic Education's score of 1.10 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable 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$2.73B2.55$140.19M$2.7743.88Strategic Education$1.23B1.74$69.79M$4.6819.02 SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions beats Strategic Education on 12 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$2.16B$1.05B$8.00B$8.47BDividend Yield2.69%7.18%3.32%4.16%P/E Ratio16.9912.1215.0919.69Price / Sales1.741.608.12122.37Price / Cash17.1927.8916.3734.62Price / Book1.312.674.804.50Net Income$69.79M$22.13M$258.49M$248.02M7 Day Performance0.99%1.02%2.57%3.77%1 Month Performance13.33%12.34%9.93%11.54%1 Year Performance-25.17%0.73%-3.73%5.72% Strategic Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STRAStrategic Education3.8406 of 5 stars$89.04+0.9%$107.67+20.9%-26.9%$2.16B$1.23B16.993,910Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionGap UpBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.0319 of 5 stars$127.06-0.9%$137.67+8.3%+4.5%$7.29B$2.69B52.9425,800Positive NewsGap UpLRNStride1.6032 of 5 stars$160.63+0.7%$126.83-21.0%+113.9%$6.99B$2.19B26.827,500Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.5804 of 5 stars$186.08-0.1%$197.67+6.2%+34.4%$5.29B$1.03B24.045,500Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education3.848 of 5 stars$114.00-0.3%$123.33+8.2%+97.5%$4.25B$1.69B21.234,680Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementPositive NewsUTIUniversal Technical Institute2.0574 of 5 stars$29.480.0%$32.17+9.1%+122.3%$1.60B$759.42M30.391,950Analyst RevisionLINCLincoln Educational Services3.9882 of 5 stars$18.26-0.2%$21.60+18.3%+72.7%$576.89M$440.06M57.062,060Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAPEIAmerican Public Education4.7786 of 5 stars$24.93+0.4%$26.50+6.3%+49.5%$449.64M$624.56M44.525,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpTALTAL Education Group1.618 of 5 stars$9.05+1.5%$13.70+51.4%-24.2%$5.47B$2.25B47.6316,200Stock SplitGHCGraham2.6661 of 5 stars$939.33-0.7%N/A+26.7%$4.08B$4.79B18.3919,500Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.3396 of 5 stars$22.65+1.6%$20.50-9.5%+39.5%$3.42B$1.53B11.6835,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFAM Competitors LRN Competitors LOPE Competitors ATGE Competitors UTI Competitors LINC Competitors APEI Competitors TAL Competitors GHC Competitors LAUR 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 5/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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