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STRA vs. ATGE, LEG, UTI, BFAM, LRN, LOPE, LINC, APEI, TAL, and GHC

Should you be buying Strategic Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strategic Education include Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), TAL Education Group (TAL), and Graham (GHC).

Strategic Education vs. Its Competitors

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education had 2 more articles in the media than Strategic Education. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Adtalem Global Education and 5 mentions for Strategic Education. Adtalem Global Education's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.97 indicating that Adtalem Global Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Strategic Education
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Adtalem Global Education
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Adtalem Global Education has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Education. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adtalem Global Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education$1.22B1.61$112.68M$4.6817.32
Adtalem Global Education$1.58B2.82$136.78M$6.0319.92

Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 13.34% compared to Strategic Education's net margin of 9.14%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 17.47% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Strategic Education9.14% 7.29% 5.76%
Adtalem Global Education 13.34%17.47%8.89%

Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Strategic Education presently has a consensus price target of $107.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.79%. Adtalem Global Education has a consensus price target of $135.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.95%. Given Strategic Education's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Strategic Education
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Adtalem Global Education
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Adtalem Global Education beats Strategic Education on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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STRA vs. The Competition

MetricStrategic EducationSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.95B$1.62B$8.28B$8.95B
Dividend Yield2.97%5.51%3.19%4.04%
P/E Ratio17.3213.0920.9120.11
Price / Sales1.611.983.33119.81
Price / Cash12.2314.6116.6257.86
Price / Book1.202.874.635.56
Net Income$112.68M$76.25M$212.37M$248.40M
7 Day Performance-3.59%-0.59%36.35%4.67%
1 Month Performance-5.16%5.48%44.64%6.64%
1 Year Performance-24.64%27.05%19.78%21.31%

Strategic Education Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STRA
Strategic Education
4.7185 of 5 stars
$81.08
+0.4%
$107.67
+32.8%
-25.7%$1.95B$1.22B17.323,801
ATGE
Adtalem Global Education
4.7699 of 5 stars
$127.29
-0.9%
$135.67
+6.6%
+76.1%$4.74B$1.74B21.119,938Positive News
LEG
Leggett & Platt
2.6801 of 5 stars
$8.92
-3.6%
$9.67
+8.4%
-9.8%$1.21B$4.38B-2.3917,700
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
2.4298 of 5 stars
$33.88
-1.9%
$35.83
+5.8%
+89.3%$1.84B$732.69M32.583,700
BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
4.3538 of 5 stars
$123.66
+1.1%
$138.67
+12.1%
+7.0%$7.08B$2.73B44.641,450Positive News
LRN
Stride
1.918 of 5 stars
$145.04
-0.4%
$126.83
-12.6%
+101.9%$6.31B$2.04B22.637,800Positive News
LOPE
Grand Canyon Education
4.3658 of 5 stars
$189.00
-0.2%
$207.67
+9.9%
+24.8%$5.36B$1.03B23.715,830Positive News
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
3.111 of 5 stars
$23.05
-3.2%
$24.60
+6.7%
+86.5%$728.15M$440.06M59.102,475News Coverage
Positive News
APEI
American Public Education
4.4128 of 5 stars
$30.46
-0.3%
$32.20
+5.7%
+70.0%$549.50M$624.56M29.866,117
TAL
TAL Education Group
1.3078 of 5 stars
$10.21
-4.5%
$12.66
+24.0%
-0.7%$6.22B$2.25B72.9323,000Stock Split
GHC
Graham
4.1787 of 5 stars
$947.21
-1.2%
N/A+33.7%$4.13B$4.79B6.6421,446Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:STRA) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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