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How to buy Strategic Education stock (STRA)

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Strategic Education is an education & training services business based in the US. Strategic Education shares (STRA) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $88.16 – a decrease of 2.09% over the previous week. Strategic Education employs 3,774 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.2 billion.

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Strategic Education stock price (NASDAQ: STRA)

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Strategic Education shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-10-07.
Latest market close$88.16
52-week range$75.12 - $122.20
50-day moving average $95.77
200-day moving average $102.56
Wall St. target price$135.00
PE ratio 17.8152
Dividend yield $2.4 (2.7%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $4.87

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Strategic Education price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $88.16 from 2024-10-08

1 week (2024-10-02) -2.09%
1 month (2024-09-09) -5.55%
3 months (2024-07-09) -18.06%
6 months (2024-04-09) -15.08%
1 year (2023-10-09) 10.26%
2 years (2022-10-07) 43.82%
3 years (2021-10-08) 22.77%
5 years (2019-10-09) 129.3753

Is Strategic Education stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Strategic Education stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Strategic Education's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Strategic Education's P/E ratio

Strategic Education's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Strategic Education shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Strategic Education's PEG ratio

Strategic Education's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.0874. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Strategic Education's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Strategic Education's EBITDA

Strategic Education's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $210.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Strategic Education's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Strategic Education financials

Revenue TTM $1.2 billion
Operating margin TTM 14.06%
Gross profit TTM $468.2 million
Return on assets TTM 4.76%
Return on equity TTM 7.15%
Profit margin 9.84%
Book value $68.84
Market Capitalization $2.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Strategic Education share dividends

47%

Dividend payout ratio: 47.15% of net profits

Recently Strategic Education has paid out, on average, around 47.15% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.7% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Strategic Education shareholders could enjoy a 2.7% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Strategic Education's case, that would currently equate to about $2.4 per share.

While Strategic Education's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Strategic Education may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Strategic Education's most recent dividend payout was on 15 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Strategic Education's shares ever split?

Strategic Education's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 18 November 1997. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Strategic Education shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Strategic Education shares which in turn could have impacted Strategic Education's share price.

Strategic Education share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Strategic Education's shares have ranged in value from as little as $75.1194 up to $122.2001. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

STRA.US volatility(beta: 0.56)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Strategic Education's is 0.563. This would suggest that Strategic Education's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Strategic Education overview

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. In addition, the company operates Capella University that provides post-secondary education; Torrens University, which offers undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree courses primarily in business, design and creative technology, health, hospitality, and education fields through online and on physical campuses located in Australia; Think Education, a vocational training organization; and Media Design School, which provides industry-endorsed courses in 3D animation and visual effects, game art and programming, graphic and motion design, digital media artificial intelligence, and creative advertising in New Zealand.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Strategic Education is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 3.288% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders and 93.609% by institutions.
How many people work for Strategic Education?
Latest data suggests 3,774 work at Strategic Education.
When does the fiscal year end for Strategic Education?
Strategic Education's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is Strategic Education based?
Strategic Education's address is: 2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA, United States, 20171
What is Strategic Education's ISIN number?
Strategic Education's international securities identification number is: US86272C1036
What is Strategic Education's CUSIP number?
Strategic Education's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 86272C103

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