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.
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.
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.
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.
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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This page (NASDAQ:STRA) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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