Barrington Research Comments on STRA FY2026 Earnings

Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) – Analysts at Barrington Research decreased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Strategic Education in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the health services provider will post earnings per share of $6.65 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $6.67. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $105.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Strategic Education’s current full-year earnings is $4.79 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on STRA. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Strategic Education from $98.00 to $88.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Strategic Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Truist Financial set a $105.00 price objective on Strategic Education in a research note on Thursday, April 24th.

Strategic Education Stock Performance

STRA stock opened at $74.88 on Monday. Strategic Education has a 52 week low of $72.25 and a 52 week high of $104.51. The company has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of 15.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.58. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $83.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.41.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The health services provider reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.10. Strategic Education had a return on equity of 7.52% and a net margin of 9.27%. The firm had revenue of $321.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $322.84 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.33 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Strategic Education Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. Strategic Education’s dividend payout ratio is 49.90%.

Institutional Trading of Strategic Education

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in STRA. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Strategic Education by 148.9% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 331 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Strategic Education by 809.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Strategic Education in the 1st quarter valued at $82,000. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Strategic Education by 44.0% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,431 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $134,000 after buying an additional 437 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Strategic Education during the 2nd quarter worth $202,000. Institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Strategic Education Company Profile

Strategic Education, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services segments. It operates Strayer University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, criminal justice, education, health services, information technology, and public administration 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 MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute.