Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors $96.98 -0.16 (-0.16%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends STRA vs. BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, UTI, LINC, APEI, TAL, GHC, and LAURShould you be buying Strategic Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strategic Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), and Laureate Education (LAUR). Strategic Education vs. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Does the media favor STRA or BFAM? In the previous week, Strategic Education had 5 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Strategic Education and 4 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.82 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Strategic Education 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STRA or BFAM? 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Strategic Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer STRA or BFAM? Strategic Education presently has a consensus price target of $126.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.92%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $138.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.69%. Given Strategic Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Bright Horizons Family Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility and risk, STRA or BFAM? Strategic Education has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, STRA or BFAM? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Education. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Horizons Family Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStrategic Education$1.13B2.10$69.79M$5.2518.47Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.42B2.83$74.22M$1.9959.03 Is STRA or BFAM more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 4.44%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity of 13.23% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Strategic Education10.44% 7.61% 5.89% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 4.44%13.23%4.39% Does the MarketBeat Community favor STRA or BFAM? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 38 more outperform votes than Strategic Education when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.54% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.83% of users gave Strategic Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStrategic EducationOutperform Votes37855.83% Underperform Votes29944.17% Bright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41657.54% Underperform Votes30742.46% SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions beats Strategic Education on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Strategic Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STRA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart STRA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStrategic EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.25B$946.03M$8.42B$8.96BDividend Yield2.62%7.06%2.89%4.04%P/E Ratio18.4710.2911.3113.15Price / Sales2.101.456.6680.99Price / Cash15.2019.3430.6835.97Price / Book1.431.815.964.80Net Income$69.79M$20.67M$275.89M$224.91M7 Day Performance5.99%1.23%1.53%1.47%1 Month Performance1.77%5.96%2.68%4.66%1 Year Performance4.39%-2.57%10.97%20.83% Strategic Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STRAStrategic Education4.3384 of 5 stars$96.98-0.2%$126.00+29.9%+6.2%$2.25B$1.13B18.473,774Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.8078 of 5 stars$114.10-0.1%$138.25+21.2%+22.4%$6.64B$2.63B57.3425,800Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsLRNStride3.5053 of 5 stars$108.99-1.9%$97.50-10.5%+89.2%$4.75B$2.11B19.827,500Analyst ForecastNews CoverageLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.4225 of 5 stars$160.59-0.2%$179.67+11.9%+37.7%$4.68B$1.02B21.105,800Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3698 of 5 stars$93.99+2.5%$85.00-9.6%+67.7%$3.52B$1.63B21.519,938Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓UTIUniversal Technical Institute3.5583 of 5 stars$24.95+0.7%$26.33+5.5%+93.1%$1.35B$732.69M33.723,700Analyst ForecastNews CoverageLINCLincoln Educational Services4.1303 of 5 stars$14.78+1.9%$18.00+21.8%+73.0%$465.26M$423.21M46.192,300Short Interest ↓APEIAmerican Public Education4.4741 of 5 stars$19.63+1.2%$23.00+17.2%+87.7%$347.69M$613.25M35.055,800Short Interest ↓News CoverageTALTAL Education Group3.3873 of 5 stars$9.37+1.3%$14.80+58.0%-12.7%$5.67B$1.84B85.1816,200Analyst DowngradeStock SplitOptions VolumeGHCGraham3.14 of 5 stars$862.18+0.9%N/A+29.3%$3.74B$4.71B16.8819,900Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓News CoverageLAURLaureate Education3.8514 of 5 stars$18.15+0.6%$18.50+1.9%+45.8%$2.73B$1.55B11.4935,000Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFAM Competitors LRN Competitors LOPE Competitors ATGE Competitors UTI Competitors LINC Competitors APEI Competitors TAL Competitors GHC Competitors LAUR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STRA) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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