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Strategic Education, Inc. STRA
Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.23% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $1.3B at a 10.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.029 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.125 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.085 |
| Equity / liabilities | 4.199 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRA | Strategic Education, Inc. | 6/9 | 5.58 | 14.1 | +4% |
| LOPE | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | 5/9 | 15.74 | 17.8 | +7.1% |
| GOTU | Gaotu Techedu Inc. | 5/9 | -3.82 | — | +40.9% |
| PRDO | PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp | 7/9 | 9.58 | 13.1 | +24.2% |
| DAO | Youdao, Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +9.6% |
| UTI | UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 6/9 | 1.91 | 33.6 | +14% |
| LAUR | LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. | 5/9 | 2.7 | 18.4 | +8.6% |
About Strategic Education, Inc.
Strategic Education, Inc. provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services. 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, an online accredited institution of higher education; Torrens University, which offers undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree courses 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 higher education provider; 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. It offers Workforce Edge, an administration platform that enables employers to manage and streamline their education benefits programs; and Sophia Learning, which offers low-cost online general education-level courses. Strategic Education, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.
FAQ
Is STRA financially healthy?
Strategic Education, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does STRA pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Strategic Education, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 3.23% with a 45.4% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is STRA?
In FY2025, Strategic Education, Inc. had a net margin of 10.0% and a return on equity of 7.7%.
Is STRA overvalued or undervalued?
Strategic Education, Inc. trades at about 14.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.3×–50.3×, median 26.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for STRA?
The average Wall-Street price target for Strategic Education, Inc. is $87.00, about 8.7% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is STRA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Strategic Education, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 14.1×, a dividend yield of 3.23%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.