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Strategic Education, Inc. Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisSTRA
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Strategic Education, Inc.

🇺🇸STRA•NASDAQ

Strategic Education, Inc.

🇺🇸STRA•NASDAQ
Market cap
$1.86B
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Mkt Cap
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Strategic Education, Inc.

Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
Karl McDonnell
Headquarters
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA, US
Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
Karl McDonnell
Headquarters
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA, US
Description

Strategic Education, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. It operates through three segments: U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services.

The company operates Strayer University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education, health services administration, public administration, and criminal justice at physical campuses located in the eastern United States, as well as through online; non-degree web and mobile application development courses through Hackbright Academy and Devmountain; and an executive MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute.

It also operates Capella University, an online post-secondary education institution that provides various bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs to working adults in arts and sciences, business and technology, counseling and human services, education, nursing and health sciences, psychology, and public service leadership.

The company operates Torrens University, which offers undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree courses primarily in business, design and creative technology, health, hospitality, and education fields through online and on physical campuses located in Australia; Think Education, a vocational training organization; and Media Design School, which provides industry-endorsed courses in 3D animation and visual effects, game art and programming, graphic and motion design, digital media artificial intelligence, and creative advertising in New Zealand.

It also offers Workforce Edge, a platform to employers that provides education benefits administration solutions; and Sophia Learning, which enables lower cost education benefits programs. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

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Financial Data

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Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Strategic Education, Inc., and the rating behind it. STRA last traded at $81.66, 13.3× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Strategic Education, Inc.. Starting points for Strategic Education, Inc.: P/E 13.3, EPS $6.29, beta 0.50 — an Education & Training Services name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Strategic Education, Inc.. Strategic Education, Inc. paid $2.40 per share over the last year — a 2.9% yield at the current $81.66 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Strategic Education, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Strategic Education, Inc. stands at $6.29. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Strategic Education, Inc.. Strategic Education, Inc. has reported as a listed company since 1996. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Strategic Education, Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. Strategic Education, Inc. is measured against Education & Training Services peers within the Consumer Defensive sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

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Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Strategic Education, Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $1.86B market value, institutional positions materially move Strategic Education, Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Strategic Education, Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Strategic Education, Inc. have traded between $72.25 and $104.51 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Strategic Education, Inc.. Strategic Education, Inc. is a $1.86B Consumer Defensive company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Strategic Education, Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

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Latest headlines and company announcements for Strategic Education, Inc.. Coverage tracks Strategic Education, Inc. within Education & Training Services (Consumer Defensive). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • AFYA — Afya Limited
  • CENT — Central Garden & Pet Company
  • COUR — Coursera, Inc.
  • JJSF — J&J Snack Foods Corp.
  • MH — McGraw Hill, Inc.
  • NOMD — Nomad Foods Limited
  • PRDO — Perdoceo Education Corporation
  • PXED — Phoenix Education Partners, Inc

More Education & Training Services companies

  • NXD.AX — NextEd Group Limited
  • PBYA — ProBility Media Corporation
  • PCST — Pure Capital Solutions Inc.
  • QOEG — Quality Online Education Group Inc.
  • RFLFF — Raffles Education Corporation Limited
  • RFLFY — Raffles Education Limited
  • RPDL — Rapid-Line Inc.
  • SKIL — Skillsoft Corp.
  • STG — Sunlands Technology Group
  • TAL — TAL Education Group

ETFs holding Strategic Education, Inc.

  • SYLD — Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (0.97%)
  • GRPZ — Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 GARP ETF (0.84%)
  • PSCD — Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.77%)
  • CAFG — Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.69%)
  • FYT — First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.67%)
  • ROSC — Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (0.51%)
  • SIXL — ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity ETF (0.42%)
  • ESSC — Eventide Small Cap ETF (0.42%)

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