Q3 EPS Forecast for Strategic Education Raised by Analyst

Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Strategic Education in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the health services provider will earn $1.89 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.85. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Strategic Education’s current full-year earnings is $7.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Strategic Education’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.35 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.20 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.47 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.84 EPS.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The health services provider reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.80 by ($0.04). Strategic Education had a return on equity of 8.98% and a net margin of 10.46%.The firm had revenue of $321.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $327.55 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.54 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on STRA. Barrington Research set a $105.00 price target on Strategic Education in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Strategic Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Strategic Education from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Strategic Education from $86.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Strategic Education in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.33.

Strategic Education Stock Up 0.1%

Strategic Education stock opened at $80.02 on Thursday. Strategic Education has a 52 week low of $69.70 and a 52 week high of $89.73. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.04. The stock has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.49.

Strategic Education Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. Strategic Education’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christa Hokenson sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $160,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 65,195 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,215,600. This trade represents a 2.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Strategic Education

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of STRA. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Strategic Education in the second quarter valued at approximately $291,189,000. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Strategic Education by 62,355.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,467,702 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $117,710,000 after purchasing an additional 1,465,352 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Strategic Education by 0.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,458,740 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $121,017,000 after purchasing an additional 7,346 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 881,089 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $70,663,000 after buying an additional 6,737 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Strategic Education by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 609,040 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $48,853,000 after buying an additional 1,579 shares during the period. 93.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Strategic Education Company Profile

Strategic Education, Inc is a publicly traded higher education services holding company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. Through its primary operating subsidiaries, Strayer University and Capella University, the company delivers degree programs and professional development opportunities to working adults. Its offerings span undergraduate and graduate degrees, certificates, continuing education, and workforce training in fields such as business, technology, health services, education, and public administration.

Strayer University, with a network of physical campuses across the United States complemented by an online platform, provides associate’s through doctoral degrees designed to accommodate non-traditional students.