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After finishing at $77.26 in the prior trading day, Strategic Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) closed at $77.8, up 0.70%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.26 million shares were traded. STRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.89.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of STRA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, Truist on April 17, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $125 from $110 previously.
On August 18, 2023, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $99 to $90.
On May 26, 2023, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $85.Truist initiated its Hold rating on May 26, 2023, with a $85 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 29 ’25 when JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE bought 1,900 shares for $81.50 per share. The transaction valued at 154,850 led to the insider holds 104,136 shares of the business.
WAITE G THOMAS III sold 700 shares of STRA for $57,183 on Aug 26 ’25. The Director now owns 15,926 shares after completing the transaction at $81.69 per share. On Apr 25 ’25, another insider, GRUSKY ROBERT R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,494 shares for $80.27 each. As a result, the insider received 119,923 and left with 11,349 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STRA now has a Market Capitalization of 1859451776 and an Enterprise Value of 1753202304. As of this moment, Strategic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.395 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.68.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STRA is 0.57, which has changed by -0.21809536 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12159383 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STRA has reached a high of $104.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $72.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.16%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 154.24K shares per day over the past 3-months and 139550 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 23.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 22.65M. Insiders hold about 3.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.36% stake in the company. Shares short for STRA as of 1763078400 were 772784 with a Short Ratio of 5.01, compared to 1760486400 on 603060. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 772784 and a Short% of Float of 4.67.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, STRA’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.4, compared to 2.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03106394. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.0. The current Payout Ratio is 51.41% for STRA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-11-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 3.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.41, with high estimates of $1.41 and low estimates of $1.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.94 and $5.76 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.87. EPS for the following year is $6.43, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $6.51 and $6.32.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $322.29M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $323.17M to a low estimate of $320.7M. As of. The current estimate, Strategic Education Inc’s year-ago sales were $311.46MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $313.79M. There is a high estimate of $315.67M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $311.9M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for STRA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.22BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.32B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.32B and the low estimate is $1.31B.
