Strategic Education (STRA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $84.40 -0.12 (-0.14%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Strategic Education Short Interest DataStrategic Education (STRA) has a short interest of 446,600 shares, representing 1.92% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -18.50% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 155,668 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest446,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest548,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-18.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$40.75 millionShort Interest Ratio2.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares24,163,000 sharesFloat Size23,240,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.92%Today's Trading Volume122,288 sharesAverage Trading Volume155,668 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling Strategic Education? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Strategic Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSTRA Short Interest Over TimeSTRA Days to Cover Over TimeSTRA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Strategic Education Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/2025446,600 shares $40.75 million -18.5%1.9%2.2 $91.24 5/15/2025548,000 shares $48.60 million -4.8%2.4%2.6 $88.69 4/30/2025575,400 shares $46.94 million +11.5%2.5%2.9 $81.58 4/15/2025516,300 shares $40.56 million +37.6%2.2%2.9 $78.56 3/31/2025375,100 shares $31.49 million +2.2%1.6%2.5 $83.96 3/15/2025366,900 shares $29.32 million +15.5%1.5%2.7 $79.90 2/28/2025317,800 shares $25.59 million +3.3%1.4%2.6 $80.53 2/15/2025307,800 shares $31.51 million -6.6%1.3%2.8 $102.38 1/31/2025329,600 shares $32.38 million -14.3%1.4%2.6 $98.23 1/15/2025384,700 shares $36.80 million +0.6%1.6%3 $95.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for STRA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Strategic Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/2024382,600 shares $35.74 million +0.6%1.6%2.9 $93.42 12/15/2024380,400 shares $37.66 million -2.4%1.6%2.7 $99.01 11/30/2024389,900 shares $38.53 million -10.0%1.6%2.6 $98.81 11/15/2024433,100 shares $41.39 million +6.0%1.8%2.7 $95.56 10/31/2024408,500 shares $35.52 million -11.2%1.7%2.7 $86.96 10/15/2024459,900 shares $40.82 million +0.1%1.9%3.1 $88.75 9/30/2024459,400 shares $42.52 million +6.3%1.9%3 $92.55 9/15/2024432,200 shares $40.68 million +9.0%1.8%2.9 $94.13 8/31/2024396,700 shares $38.28 million -12.3%1.7%2.8 $96.50 8/15/2024452,100 shares $43.13 million -4.5%1.9%3.2 $95.39 7/31/2024473,500 shares $49.91 million +8.3%2.0%3.2 $105.40 7/15/2024437,100 shares $50.13 million -13.3%1.8%2.8 $114.68 6/30/2024503,900 shares $55.76 million +3.7%2.1%3.4 $110.66 6/15/2024485,800 shares $52.54 million +74.5%2.0%3.4 $108.15 5/31/2024278,400 shares $31.58 million -22.1%1.2%2 $113.42 5/15/2024357,300 shares $42.51 million -11.0%1.5%2.8 $118.98 4/30/2024401,600 shares $46.12 million +0.6%1.7%3.4 $114.84 4/15/2024399,200 shares $38.83 million +9.6%1.7%4.3 $97.26 3/31/2024364,200 shares $37.92 million -18.5%1.5%4.1 $104.12 3/15/2024447,100 shares $45.24 million -12.0%1.9%5.3 $101.19 2/29/2024508,200 shares $56.30 million -2.2%2.2%6.1 $110.79 2/15/2024519,600 shares $50.15 million -5.9%2.2%6.6 $96.52 1/31/2024552,100 shares $51.93 million +1.2%2.3%6.7 $94.06 1/15/2024545,600 shares $50.22 million -1.6%2.3%5.9 $92.05 12/31/2023554,200 shares $51.19 million -20.8%2.3%5.5 $92.37 12/15/2023700,000 shares $63.89 million -2.0%3.0%6.7 $91.27 11/30/2023714,500 shares $63.57 million -2.6%3.0%6.4 $88.97 11/15/2023733,500 shares $66.07 million -5.0%3.1%6.3 $90.08 10/31/2023771,800 shares $63.53 million -1.8%3.3%6.2 $82.31 10/15/2023786,100 shares $63.27 million -0.5%3.3%6 $80.49Get Ready for Elon Musk’s BIGGEST Comeback Yet (Ad)Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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Click here to see why Tesla's about to prove everyone wrong... again. 9/30/2023790,200 shares $59.46 million -6.2%3.3%5.9 $75.25 9/15/2023842,200 shares $64.32 million +1.7%3.6%6 $76.37 8/31/2023828,200 shares $64.19 million +2.2%3.5%5.6 $77.50 8/15/2023810,600 shares $59.47 million -3.8%3.4%5.4 $73.37 7/31/2023842,600 shares $63.28 million -15.7%3.6%5.4 $75.10 7/15/20231,000,000 shares $67.80 million -13.8%4.2%6.7 $67.80 6/30/20231,160,000 shares $78.69 million -16.6%4.9%8 $67.84 6/15/20231,390,000 shares $104.08 million No Change5.8%10.3 $74.88 5/31/20231,390,000 shares $109.68 million -2.8%5.8%11 $78.91 5/15/20231,430,000 shares $115.47 million +3.6%6.0%11.1 $80.75 4/30/20231,380,000 shares $121.44 million +8.7%5.8%11.3 $88.00 4/15/20231,270,000 shares $119.15 million -3.8%5.3%11.1 $93.82 3/31/20231,320,000 shares $118.58 million -0.8%5.5%11.1 $89.83 3/15/20231,330,000 shares $112.89 million +13.7%5.6%11.1 $84.88 2/28/20231,170,000 shares $99.74 million No Change4.9%9.2 $85.25 2/15/20231,170,000 shares $109.10 million +6.4%4.9%9.9 $93.25 1/31/20231,100,000 shares $102.69 million -5.2%4.6%9.2 $93.35 1/15/20231,160,000 shares $104.05 million +7.4%4.9%10.1 $89.70 12/30/20221,080,000 shares $84.59 million No Change4.5%10 $78.32 12/15/20221,080,000 shares $86.59 million +2.9%4.5%10.3 $80.18 11/30/20221,050,000 shares $85.89 million -4.6%4.4%10.6 $81.80 11/15/20221,100,000 shares $87.00 million -6.0%4.6%10.4 $79.09 10/31/20221,170,000 shares $80.73 million -2.5%4.9%11.2 $69.00 10/15/20221,200,000 shares $75.42 million -0.8%5.0%11.5 $62.85 9/30/20221,210,000 shares $74.31 million +2.5%5.1%11.4 $61.41 9/15/20221,180,000 shares $76.91 million -5.6%4.9%9.5 $65.18 8/31/20221,250,000 shares $80.88 million +1.6%5.2%10.2 $64.70 8/15/20221,230,000 shares $87.21 million +1.7%5.1%10.6 $70.90 7/31/20221,210,000 shares $86.91 million -3.2%5.1%9.9 $71.83 7/15/20221,250,000 shares $85.54 million -2.3%6.0%9.6 $68.43 6/30/20221,280,000 shares $90.34 million -0.8%6.2%9.5 $70.58 6/15/20221,290,000 shares $79.61 million +4.9%6.2%9.7 $61.71 5/31/20221,230,000 shares $80.96 million +5.1%5.1%9 $65.82 5/15/20221,170,000 shares $73.13 million +4.5%4.8%7.6 $62.50 4/30/20221,120,000 shares $72.35 million -9.7%4.6%6.8 $64.60 4/15/20221,240,000 shares $89.65 million -10.8%5.1%7.1 $72.30 3/31/20221,390,000 shares $92.27 million -12.0%5.8%7.3 $66.38 3/15/20221,580,000 shares $97.12 million -3.7%6.6%8.1 $61.47 2/28/20221,640,000 shares $96.79 million +15.5%6.9%8.2 $59.02 2/15/20221,420,000 shares $77.48 million +6.0%5.9%7 $54.56 1/31/20221,340,000 shares $79.94 million +3.9%5.6%6.6 $59.66 1/15/20221,290,000 shares $74.85 million -1.5%5.4%6 $58.02 12/31/20211,310,000 shares $75.77 million No ChangeN/A0 $57.84 12/15/20211,310,000 shares $75.10 million -13.8%5.5%7 $57.33 11/30/20211,520,000 shares $81.32 million -6.2%6.4%7.6 $53.50 11/15/20211,620,000 shares $98.06 million +12.5%6.8%8.5 $60.53 10/29/20211,440,000 shares $98.22 million +1.4%6.0%7.9 $68.21 10/15/20211,420,000 shares $101.18 million -0.7%5.9%5.1 $71.25 9/30/20211,430,000 shares $100.82 million -5.3%6.0%5.1 $70.50 9/15/20211,510,000 shares $108.04 million +2.7%6.3%5 $71.55Get Ready for Elon Musk’s BIGGEST Comeback Yet (Ad)Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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Click here to see why Tesla's about to prove everyone wrong... again. 8/31/20211,470,000 shares $115.07 million -0.7%6.2%5 $78.28 8/13/20211,480,000 shares $112.86 million +13.0%6.2%4.9 $76.26 7/30/20211,310,000 shares $103.87 million +6.5%5.5%4.2 $79.29 7/15/20211,230,000 shares $87.64 million -1.6%5.1%6.1 $71.25 6/30/20211,250,000 shares $95.08 million -3.9%5.2%6.1 $76.06 6/15/20211,300,000 shares $101.75 million +2.4%5.4%6.5 $78.27 5/28/20211,270,000 shares $89.97 million +21.0%5.3%6.7 $70.84 5/14/20211,050,000 shares $81.97 million +19.3%N/A5.2 $78.07 4/30/2021880,100 shares $68.74 million -8.3%N/A4.4 $78.10 4/15/2021959,700 shares $82.12 million +5.9%N/A4.9 $85.57 3/31/2021906,600 shares $82.51 million +18.0%N/A4.2 $91.01 3/15/2021768,100 shares $68.24 million +2.2%N/A3.4 $88.84 2/26/2021751,600 shares $68.00 million -4.6%N/A3.4 $90.47 2/12/2021787,600 shares $75.78 million +1.9%N/A3.9 $96.22 1/29/2021772,800 shares $66.94 million +1.7%N/A3.4 $86.62 1/15/2021759,800 shares $69.67 million +12.2%N/A3.4 $91.69 12/31/2020677,500 shares $65.04 million -3.9%N/A3.4 $96.00 12/15/2020704,800 shares $66.09 million +27.0%N/A3.6 $93.77 11/30/2020555,200 shares $51.73 million +1.1%N/A2.7 $93.18 11/15/2020549,000 shares $48.27 million +4.6%N/A2.6 $87.92 10/30/2020525,000 shares $44.26 million -7.3%N/A2.6 $84.31 10/15/2020566,500 shares $54.47 million -8.5%N/A2.4 $96.15 9/30/2020619,000 shares $56.62 million +19.4%N/A2.7 $91.47 9/15/2020518,600 shares $46.68 million +9.5%N/A2.2 $90.01 8/31/2020473,600 shares $48.58 million -8.3%N/A1.7 $102.57 8/14/2020516,700 shares $60.80 million -26.2%N/A2 $117.67 7/31/2020700,000 shares $88.35 million -6.0%N/A2.8 $126.21 7/15/2020744,700 shares $114.17 million -19.2%N/A3.6 $153.31 6/30/2020921,200 shares $141.56 million +1.1%N/A4.4 $153.67 6/15/2020911,000 shares $147.23 million +1.5%N/A4.5 $161.61 STRA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Strategic Education's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Strategic Education shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 446,600 shares of STRA short. 1.92% of Strategic Education's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Strategic Education's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Strategic Education? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. STRA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Strategic Education's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Strategic Education? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Strategic Education: PEAK6 LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Strategic Education? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.92% of Strategic Education's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Strategic Education's short interest increasing or decreasing? Strategic Education saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 446,600 shares, a decline of 18.5% from the previous total of 548,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Strategic Education's float size? Strategic Education currently has issued a total of 24,163,000 shares. Some of Strategic Education's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Strategic Education currently has a public float of 23,240,000 shares. How does Strategic Education's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.92% of Strategic Education's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Strategic Education: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (1.73%), Stride, Inc. (9.45%), Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (1.18%), Adtalem Global Education Inc. (2.96%), Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (4.64%), Lincoln Educational Services Co. (3.24%), American Public Education, Inc. (3.29%), New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (4.11%), TAL Education Group (6.07%), Graham Holdings (1.52%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Strategic Education stock? Short selling STRA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Strategic Education as its price is falling. STRA shares are trading down $0.12 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Strategic Education? A short squeeze for Strategic Education occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of STRA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Strategic Education's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including STRA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. 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