Strategic Education (STRA) Competitors $101.72 -1.74 (-1.68%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$101.70 -0.03 (-0.02%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends STRA vs. BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, and GHCShould 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), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), and Graham (GHC). Strategic Education vs. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 39 more outperform votes than Strategic Education when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.26% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.90% of users gave Strategic Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.26% Underperform Votes31242.74% Strategic EducationOutperform Votes37955.90% Underperform Votes29944.10% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BFAM or STRA? 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $137.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.01%. Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $126.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.87%. Given Strategic Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Bright Horizons Family Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is BFAM or STRA more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity of 13.63% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.22% 13.63% 4.62% Strategic Education 10.44%7.61%5.89% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BFAM or STRA? 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 RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.74$140.19M$2.4052.62Strategic Education$1.13B2.21$69.79M$5.2519.38 Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or STRA? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BFAM or STRA? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Strategic Education. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 10 mentions for Strategic Education. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.69 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bright Horizons Family Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Strategic Education 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions beats Strategic Education on 12 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$2.50B$1.03B$8.39B$8.98BDividend Yield2.34%6.64%2.78%3.85%P/E Ratio19.3812.7114.7518.82Price / Sales2.211.466.9080.82Price / Cash17.0125.7431.2237.47Price / Book1.501.705.254.64Net Income$69.79M$21.18M$259.02M$245.69M7 Day Performance-0.64%-1.86%-2.94%-2.63%1 Month Performance4.64%2.98%-0.73%-2.37%1 Year Performance8.33%1.01%7.16%13.65% Strategic Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STRAStrategic Education4.025 of 5 stars$101.72-1.7%$126.00+23.9%+8.3%$2.54B$1.13B19.383,774Upcoming EarningsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.401 of 5 stars$128.51+8.0%$135.33+5.3%+19.2%$7.48B$2.42B64.5831,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLRNStride1.7759 of 5 stars$140.19+0.6%$116.83-16.7%+142.4%$6.10B$2.19B23.407,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.6914 of 5 stars$183.70+0.4%$179.67-2.2%+41.0%$5.35B$960.90M24.145,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1921 of 5 stars$103.44+0.1%$101.67-1.7%+113.8%$3.85B$1.58B19.269,938Insider TradeUTIUniversal Technical Institute2.3709 of 5 stars$28.37+4.3%$31.17+9.9%+82.7%$1.54B$759.42M29.253,700LINCLincoln Educational Services3.1881 of 5 stars$17.58+0.5%$18.00+2.4%+66.2%$553.42M$378.07M54.942,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.0757 of 5 stars$21.93+0.1%$23.00+4.9%+85.7%$388.38M$600.54M39.166,037EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group1.5563 of 5 stars$55.27+3.4%$61.20+10.7%-40.8%$9.38B$4.31B23.5275,005Gap UpTALTAL Education Group0.9753 of 5 stars$14.52-1.9%$15.53+7.0%+5.6%$8.78B$1.49B76.4015,000Stock SplitOptions VolumeGHCGraham2.2579 of 5 stars$959.14+0.3%N/A+30.4%$4.15B$4.41B18.7819,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFAM Competitors LRN Competitors LOPE Competitors ATGE Competitors UTI Competitors LINC Competitors APEI Competitors EDU Competitors TAL Competitors GHC 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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