Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors

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STRA vs. LEG, UTI, LOPE, BFAM, and LRN

Should you buy Strategic Education stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Strategic Education with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Strategic Education include Leggett & Platt (LEG), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), and Stride (LRN).

How does Strategic Education compare to Leggett & Platt?

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.21% compared to Leggett & Platt's net margin of 5.69%. Leggett & Platt's return on equity of 12.62% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%
Leggett & Platt	5.69%	12.62%	3.44%

Strategic Education pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Strategic Education pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leggett & Platt pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Leggett & Platt has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Leggett & Platt has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Education. Leggett & Platt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.42	$126.61M	$5.66	14.02
Leggett & Platt	$4.06B	0.32	$235.40M	$1.61	5.91

Strategic Education presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.61%. Leggett & Platt has a consensus target price of $11.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.11%. Given Leggett & Platt's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Leggett & Platt is more favorable than Strategic Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Leggett & Platt	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Strategic Education had 3 more articles in the media than Leggett & Platt. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Strategic Education and 12 mentions for Leggett & Platt. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Leggett & Platt's score of -0.08 indicating that Strategic Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strategic Education	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leggett & Platt	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Strategic Education beats Leggett & Platt on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Strategic Education compare to Universal Technical Institute?

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 4 more articles in the media than Strategic Education. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 15 mentions for Strategic Education. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.58 indicating that Strategic Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strategic Education	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Technical Institute	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.21% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 4.91%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 13.02% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%
Universal Technical Institute	4.91%	13.02%	5.25%

Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Technical Institute, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.42	$126.61M	$5.66	14.02
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.67	$63.02M	$0.77	52.53

Strategic Education presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.61%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus target price of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.07%. Given Strategic Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Universal Technical Institute	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Strategic Education beats Universal Technical Institute on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Strategic Education compare to Grand Canyon Education?

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Strategic Education's net margin of 10.21%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 34.72% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%

Grand Canyon Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Strategic Education. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grand Canyon Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.42	$126.61M	$5.66	14.02
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.88	$216.17M	$8.00	20.24

Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Strategic Education presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.61%. Grand Canyon Education has a consensus target price of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.90%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Strategic Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Grand Canyon Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, Strategic Education had 11 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Strategic Education and 4 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Strategic Education's score of 1.07 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strategic Education	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grand Canyon Education	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Strategic Education on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Strategic Education compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both education services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Strategic Education had 11 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Strategic Education and 4 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.00 indicating that Strategic Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strategic Education	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.21% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 6.35%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity of 18.01% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	6.35%	18.01%	6.18%

Strategic Education currently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.61%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus target price of $100.44, suggesting a potential upside of 45.29%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Strategic Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.42	$126.61M	$5.66	14.02
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	$2.98B	1.22	$193.12M	$3.32	20.82

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Strategic Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Strategic Education compare to Stride?

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, Strategic Education had 8 more articles in the media than Stride. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Strategic Education and 7 mentions for Stride. Stride's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Strategic Education's score of 1.07 indicating that Stride is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strategic Education	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stride	7 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 has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Stride shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Stride has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Education. Stride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.42	$126.61M	$5.66	14.02
Stride	$2.41B	1.57	$287.94M	$6.48	13.71

Stride has a net margin of 12.15% compared to Strategic Education's net margin of 10.21%. Stride's return on equity of 25.20% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%
Stride	12.15%	25.20%	16.65%

Strategic Education presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.61%. Stride has a consensus target price of $109.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.57%. Given Stride's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stride is more favorable than Strategic Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Stride	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Stride beats Strategic Education on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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STRA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Strategic Education	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.80B	$1.48B	$7.16B	$12.47B
Dividend Yield	3.06%	2.24%	2.90%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	14.03	11.62	18.52	25.60
Price / Sales	1.42	1.44	3.66	75.06
Price / Cash	9.25	14.02	14.65	55.34
Price / Book	1.10	2.44	3.68	6.71
Net Income	$126.61M	$79.32M	$247.44M	$333.62M
7 Day Performance	0.36%	3.56%	-0.59%	0.32%
1 Month Performance	0.01%	-0.63%	14.22%	4.06%
1 Year Performance	-10.05%	-10.35%	18.41%	36.29%

Strategic Education Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
STRA Strategic Education	4.9484 of 5 stars	$79.38 +0.8%	$87.00 +9.6%	-11.8%	$1.80B	$1.27B	14.03	6,134	Positive News
LEG Leggett & Platt	3.1641 of 5 stars	$10.55 -3.2%	$11.67 +10.6%	-2.3%	$1.49B	$4.06B	6.24	15,900	Earnings Report
UTI Universal Technical Institute	2.5314 of 5 stars	$37.10 +0.6%	$39.80 +7.3%	+25.6%	$2.03B	$835.62M	38.25	4,100	Insider Trade Analyst Revision
LOPE Grand Canyon Education	3.576 of 5 stars	$166.32 +1.8%	$220.00 +32.3%	-17.6%	$4.35B	$1.11B	20.79	5,830
BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions	4.4971 of 5 stars	$81.07 -0.6%	$107.11 +32.1%	-43.3%	$4.31B	$2.93B	24.13	32,200	Positive News

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Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors

STRA vs. LEG, UTI, LOPE, BFAM, and LRN

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How does Strategic Education compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

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How does Strategic Education compare to Stride?

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Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors

STRA vs. LEG, UTI, LOPE, BFAM, and LRN

How does Strategic Education compare to Leggett & Platt?

Is STRA or LEG more profitable?

Is STRA or LEG a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in STRA or LEG?

Which has more risk & volatility, STRA or LEG?

Which has better earnings & valuation, STRA or LEG?

Do analysts rate STRA or LEG?

Does the media favor STRA or LEG?

Summary

How does Strategic Education compare to Universal Technical Institute?

Does the media favor STRA or UTI?

Is STRA or UTI more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, STRA or UTI?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STRA or UTI?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, STRA or UTI?

Do analysts rate STRA or UTI?

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How does Strategic Education compare to Grand Canyon Education?

Is STRA or LOPE more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, STRA or LOPE?

Which has more risk and volatility, STRA or LOPE?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STRA or LOPE?

Do analysts rate STRA or LOPE?

Does the media favor STRA or LOPE?

Summary

How does Strategic Education compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

Does the media prefer STRA or BFAM?

Which has more volatility & risk, STRA or BFAM?

Is STRA or BFAM more profitable?

Do analysts prefer STRA or BFAM?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, STRA or BFAM?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STRA or BFAM?

Summary

How does Strategic Education compare to Stride?

Does the media prefer STRA or LRN?

Which has more risk and volatility, STRA or LRN?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STRA or LRN?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STRA or LRN?

Is STRA or LRN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer STRA or LRN?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

STRA vs. The Competition

Strategic Education Competitors List

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