Q1 Earnings Forecast for STRA Issued By Barrington Research

Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Strategic Education in a research note issued on Thursday, February 27th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the health services provider will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $120.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Strategic Education's current full-year earnings is $4.79 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Strategic Education's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.60 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Strategic Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Strategic Education from $114.00 to $97.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday.

Strategic Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ STRA traded up $1.01 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $83.30. The stock had a trading volume of 195,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 130,288. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $95.63 and a 200 day moving average of $94.46. The stock has a market cap of $2.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.59. Strategic Education has a 52-week low of $78.43 and a 52-week high of $123.62.

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Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The health services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.37 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $311.46 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $315.18 million. Strategic Education had a return on equity of 7.61% and a net margin of 10.44%.

Strategic Education Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Strategic Education's payout ratio is presently 51.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Strategic Education

In other Strategic Education news, CFO Daniel Wayne Jackson sold 6,025 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.83, for a total value of $589,425.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 81,756 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,998,189.48. The trade was a 6.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Raymond Karl Mcdonnell sold 31,855 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.83, for a total value of $3,116,374.65. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 140,281 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,723,690.23. The trade was a 18.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in STRA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 76.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 399,144 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $36,941,000 after buying an additional 173,225 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Strategic Education during the 4th quarter worth approximately $15,715,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 207.3% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 175,141 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $16,362,000 after buying an additional 118,151 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 202.3% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 114,765 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $10,720,000 after buying an additional 76,804 shares during the period. Finally, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. raised its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 618,286 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $57,760,000 after buying an additional 70,743 shares during the period. 93.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.