Strategic Education, Inc. Forecasted to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $1.41 Per Share (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Strategic Education in a research note issued on Thursday, September 5th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singha now forecasts that the health services provider will post earnings per share of $1.41 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Strategic Education’s current full-year earnings is $4.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Strategic Education’s FY2025 earnings at $5.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.80 EPS.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The health services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.14. Strategic Education had a net margin of 9.84% and a return on equity of 7.47%. The business had revenue of $312.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.16 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.82 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Strategic Education from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 1st. StockNews.com lowered Strategic Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.25.

Strategic Education Stock Performance

Strategic Education stock opened at $91.82 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.56. Strategic Education has a 1-year low of $74.43 and a 1-year high of $123.62. The company’s 50-day moving average is $103.23 and its 200 day moving average is $106.69.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Strategic Education

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Strategic Education in the fourth quarter worth $73,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 278,397 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $25,716,000 after buying an additional 6,296 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new position in shares of Strategic Education in the 4th quarter valued at about $624,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,334,695 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $123,287,000 after buying an additional 65,507 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Partnership Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Strategic Education during the fourth quarter worth about $2,128,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Strategic Education

In other Strategic Education news, Director Viet D. Dinh bought 5,000 shares of Strategic Education stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $95.59 per share, with a total value of $477,950.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 20,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,913,711.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 3.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Strategic Education Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 16th. Investors of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 6th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.61%. Strategic Education’s payout ratio is 56.87%.

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.