The price-to-earnings ratio for Strategic Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) is above average at 27.67x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.49.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for STRA is 23.81M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.68% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of STRA on April 26, 2024 was 93.33K shares.
STRA) stock’s latest price update
Strategic Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA)’s stock price has gone rise by 16.28 in comparison to its previous close of 100.65, however, the company has experienced a 19.29% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-04-25 that Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA ) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Terese Wilke – Director of Investor Relations, Strategic Education Robert Silberman – Chairman Karl McDonnell – President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Jackson – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Silber – BMO Capital Markets Jasper Bibb – Truist Securities Emily Marzo – BofA Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Strategic Education’s First Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today’s program is being recorded.
STRA’s Market Performance
STRA’s stock has risen by 19.29% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 13.44% and a quarterly rise of 21.06%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.37% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.43% for Strategic Education Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 16.04% for STRA’s stock, with a 33.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of STRA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for STRA stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for STRA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for STRA in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $125 based on the research report published on April 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STRA reach a price target of $90, previously predicting the price at $99. The rating they have provided for STRA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 18th, 2023.
Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to STRA, setting the target price at $85 in the report published on May 26th of the previous year.
STRA Trading at 16.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STRA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 4.55% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.43%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.37%, as shares surge +12.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.94% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, STRA rose by +19.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +75.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $101.52. In addition, Strategic Education Inc saw 26.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at STRA starting from GILLIGAN J KEVIN, who sale 739 shares at the price of $148.88 back on May 04 ’29. After this action, GILLIGAN J KEVIN now owns 6,293 shares of Strategic Education Inc, valued at $110,022 using the latest closing price.
MCDONNELL RAYMOND KARL, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Strategic Education Inc, sale 12,820 shares at $95.99 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’24, which means that MCDONNELL RAYMOND KARL is holding 161,359 shares at $1,230,592 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STRA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Strategic Education Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 6.24, with 4.70 for asset returns.
Based on Strategic Education Inc (STRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.11 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.79. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 170.43 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.1. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.49.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Strategic Education Inc (STRA) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
