Strategic Education (STRA) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) is expected to release its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.79 per share and revenue of $327.5450 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The health services provider reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $305.93 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $329.81 million. Strategic Education had a return on equity of 8.78% and a net margin of 10.21%.The firm’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.30 EPS. On average, analysts expect Strategic Education to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Strategic Education Trading Down 0.3%

STRA opened at $75.54 on Wednesday. Strategic Education has a 1-year low of $69.70 and a 1-year high of $87.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a PE ratio of 13.35, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $78.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.31.

Strategic Education Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Strategic Education’s dividend payout ratio is 42.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Strategic Education

In other Strategic Education news, Director Michael Thawley purchased 665 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $72.71 per share, for a total transaction of $48,352.15. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 12,154 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $883,717.34. The trade was a 5.79% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $160,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 65,195 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,215,600. This represents a 2.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Strategic Education by 1.4% during the third quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 9,367 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Strategic Education by 88.5% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 294 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Strategic Education by 85.2% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 387 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 3,352 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,019 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $643,000 after buying an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on STRA. Zacks Research lowered shares of Strategic Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Strategic Education in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Strategic Education from $85.00 to $80.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Strategic Education from $86.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Strategic Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.67.

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.