Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Strategic Education in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the health services provider will earn $1.01 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Strategic Education's current full-year earnings is $4.79 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Strategic Education's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.60 EPS.
Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Strategic Education from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $122.25.
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Strategic Education stock opened at $80.53 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $96.33 and a 200 day moving average of $94.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.59. Strategic Education has a 12-month low of $78.62 and a 12-month high of $123.62.
Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The health services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $311.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $315.18 million. Strategic Education had a return on equity of 7.61% and a net margin of 10.44%.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of STRA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 76.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 399,144 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $36,941,000 after acquiring an additional 173,225 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Strategic Education during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $15,715,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 207.3% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 175,141 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $16,362,000 after acquiring an additional 118,151 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 202.3% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 114,765 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $10,720,000 after acquiring an additional 76,804 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. boosted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 618,286 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $57,760,000 after acquiring an additional 70,743 shares during the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
In other Strategic Education news, CFO Daniel Wayne Jackson sold 6,025 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.83, for a total transaction of $589,425.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 81,756 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,998,189.48. This trade represents a 6.86 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Raymond Karl Mcdonnell sold 31,855 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.83, for a total value of $3,116,374.65. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 140,281 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,723,690.23. This represents a 18.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 3.10% of the company's stock.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Strategic Education's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.39%.
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.
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