Strategic Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for STRA is at 0.57. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for STRA is 23.71M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.30% of that float. The average trading volume for STRA on February 28, 2025 was 105.98K shares.
STRA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Strategic Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) has plunged by -18.52 when compared to previous closing price of 97.94, but the company has seen a -22.87% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-27 that Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Terese Wilke – Senior Director of Investor Relations Karl McDonnell – President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Silberman – Chairman Daniel Jackson – Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Silber – BMO Capital Markets Alexander Paris – Barrington Research Jasper Bibb – Truist Securities Operator Welcome to Strategic Education’s Fourth Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. I will now turn the call over to Terese Wilke, Senior Director of Investor Relations for Strategic Education.
STRA’s Market Performance
Strategic Education Inc (STRA) has experienced a -22.87% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -18.30% drop in the past month, and a -19.72% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.64% for STRA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -19.59% for STRA stock, with a simple moving average of -20.20% for the last 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 previous 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 -17.56% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.97%, as shares sank -18.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, STRA fell by -22.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $99.24. In addition, Strategic Education Inc saw -14.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at STRA starting from JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE, who sale 6,025 shares at the price of $97.83 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE now owns 81,756 shares of Strategic Education Inc, valued at $589,413 using the latest closing price.
MCDONNELL RAYMOND KARL, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Strategic Education Inc, sale 31,855 shares at $97.83 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that MCDONNELL RAYMOND KARL is holding 140,281 shares at $3,116,344 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STRA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Strategic Education Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 7.64, with 5.88 for asset returns.
Based on Strategic Education Inc (STRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 170.43 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.45for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.34.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Strategic Education Inc (STRA) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
