Strategic Education (STRA) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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STRA Stock Forecast

Strategic Education stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $115.00 (represents a 21.23% upside from STRA’s last price of $94.86) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 3 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

STRA Price Target

The average price target for Strategic Education (STRA) is $115.00 based on 1-year price targets from 3 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $120.00 to $110.00. This represents a potential 21.23% upside from STRA's last price of $94.86.

STRA Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 3 Wall Street analysts, Strategic Education's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for STRA stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 3 'Buy' (100.00%), 0 'Hold' (0.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Strategic Education Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Nov 11, 2024	Jeffrey Silber	BMO Capital	$110.00	$88.16	24.77%	15.96%
Oct 16, 2024	Jasper Bibb	Truist Financial	$120.00	$88.75	35.21%	26.50%
Apr 29, 2024	Jeffrey Silber	BMO Capital	$130.00	$117.19	10.93%	37.04%
Apr 17, 2024	Jasper Bibb	Truist Financial	$125.00	$96.71	29.25%	31.77%

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The latest Strategic Education stock forecast, released on Nov 11, 2024 by Jeffrey Silber from BMO Capital, set a price target of $110.00, which represents a 24.77% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($88.16), and a 15.96% increase from STRA last price ($94.86).

Strategic Education Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	1	2	4
Avg Price Target	$110.00	$115.00	$121.25
Last Closing Price	$94.86	$94.86	$94.86
Upside/Downside	15.96%	21.23%	27.82%

In the current month, the average price target of Strategic Education stock is $110.00, according to 1 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 15.96% increase as opposed to Strategic Education's last price of $94.86. This month's average price target is down -4.35% compared to last quarter, and down -9.28% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Jul 15, 2024	BMO Capital	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Apr 29, 2024	BMO Capital	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Apr 17, 2024	Stephens	-	Buy	Upgrade
Apr 09, 2024	BMO Capital	Buy	Buy	Hold
Aug 18, 2023	Bank of America Securities	-	Buy	Upgrade

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Strategic Education's last stock rating was published by BMO Capital on Jul 15, 2024. The company gave STRA a "Outperform" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Strategic Education Financial Forecast

Strategic Education Revenue Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$302.70M	$285.94M	$287.68M	$256.61M	$269.94M	$263.12M	$273.56M	$258.86M	$272.10M	$270.08M	$299.17M	$290.34M	$267.49M	$239.03M	$255.83M	$265.30M	$263.77M	$241.75M
Avg Forecast	$348.00M	$337.00M	$343.00M	$318.00M	$334.39M	$320.74M	$327.62M	$304.22M	$315.18M	$301.62M	$308.16M	$274.27M	$297.48M	$283.18M	$282.39M	$259.34M	$271.68M	$260.41M	$275.76M	$261.92M	$270.52M	$283.64M	$300.57M	$296.60M	$273.74M	$241.02M	$246.54M	$260.80M	$260.25M	$237.24M
High Forecast	$350.68M	$339.59M	$345.64M	$320.45M	$336.96M	$323.21M	$330.14M	$305.11M	$315.28M	$301.85M	$308.16M	$274.27M	$306.34M	$283.18M	$284.56M	$261.34M	$273.77M	$260.41M	$275.76M	$261.92M	$270.52M	$283.64M	$300.57M	$296.60M	$273.74M	$241.02M	$246.54M	$260.80M	$260.25M	$237.24M
Low Forecast	$346.22M	$335.27M	$341.24M	$316.37M	$332.68M	$319.10M	$325.94M	$303.31M	$315.08M	$301.39M	$308.16M	$274.27M	$292.59M	$283.18M	$280.94M	$258.01M	$270.29M	$260.41M	$275.76M	$261.92M	$270.52M	$283.64M	$300.57M	$296.60M	$273.74M	$241.02M	$246.54M	$260.80M	$260.25M	$237.24M
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	8	7	6	5	5
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.02%	1.01%	1.02%	0.99%	0.99%	1.01%	0.99%	0.99%	1.01%	0.95%	1.00%	0.98%	0.98%	0.99%	1.04%	1.02%	1.01%	1.02%

Strategic Education's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 1 analysts is $274.27M, with a low forecast of $274.27M, and a high forecast of $274.27M. STRA's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -9.39% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $302.70M (Dec 23).

Strategic Education EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	8	7	6	5	5
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$54.22M	$25.63M	$16.82M	$25.34M	$23.38M	$25.32M	$46.86M	$34.25M	$44.70M	$27.06M	$59.51M	$48.74M	$34.47M	$42.54M	$74.28M	$71.81M	$65.71M	$49.61M
Avg Forecast	$65.73M	$63.65M	$64.78M	$60.06M	$63.15M	$60.58M	$61.88M	$57.46M	$59.53M	$56.97M	$58.20M	$19.09M	$56.18M	$53.48M	$53.33M	$17.36M	$38.82M	$53.50M	$56.65M	$15.78M	$55.58M	$58.27M	$61.75M	$49.68M	$56.24M	$49.52M	$50.65M	$67.48M	$53.47M	$48.74M
High Forecast	$66.23M	$64.14M	$65.28M	$60.52M	$63.64M	$61.04M	$62.35M	$57.62M	$59.54M	$57.01M	$58.20M	$22.91M	$57.86M	$53.48M	$53.74M	$20.83M	$46.59M	$53.50M	$56.65M	$18.94M	$55.58M	$58.27M	$61.75M	$59.61M	$56.24M	$49.52M	$50.65M	$80.98M	$53.47M	$48.74M
Low Forecast	$65.39M	$63.32M	$64.45M	$59.75M	$62.83M	$60.27M	$61.56M	$57.29M	$59.51M	$56.92M	$58.20M	$15.28M	$55.26M	$53.48M	$53.06M	$13.89M	$31.06M	$53.50M	$56.65M	$12.62M	$55.58M	$58.27M	$61.75M	$39.74M	$56.24M	$49.52M	$50.65M	$53.99M	$53.47M	$48.74M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.97%	0.48%	0.32%	1.46%	0.60%	0.47%	0.83%	2.17%	0.80%	0.46%	0.96%	0.98%	0.61%	0.86%	1.47%	1.06%	1.23%	1.02%

1 analysts predict STRA's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $19.09M, with a high of $22.91M and a low of $15.28M. This is -64.79% lower than Strategic Education's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $54.22M.

Strategic Education Net Income Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	8	7	6	5	5
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$39.13M	$18.46M	$14.23M	$-2.03M	$18.33M	$6.09M	$15.22M	$7.03M	$21.68M	$3.85M	$19.98M	$9.58M	$5.92M	$10.96M	$34.15M	$35.24M	$28.54M	$16.69M
Avg Forecast	$49.72M	$39.58M	$41.76M	$32.83M	$40.07M	$32.71M	$35.60M	$27.52M	$29.93M	$19.41M	$28.66M	$10.80M	$32.28M	$19.55M	$16.65M	$9.82M	$18.83M	$6.37M	$20.96M	$8.93M	$22.97M	$20.19M	$36.61M	$9.76M	$36.17M	$28.95M	$40.94M	$33.11M	$49.65M	$29.01M
High Forecast	$50.22M	$39.98M	$42.17M	$33.15M	$40.47M	$33.03M	$35.96M	$28.03M	$32.99M	$19.46M	$28.67M	$12.96M	$33.46M	$19.75M	$16.82M	$11.79M	$22.59M	$6.37M	$20.96M	$10.71M	$22.97M	$20.19M	$36.61M	$11.71M	$36.17M	$28.95M	$40.94M	$39.74M	$49.65M	$29.01M
Low Forecast	$49.39M	$39.32M	$41.48M	$32.61M	$39.80M	$32.49M	$35.37M	$26.74M	$27.57M	$19.36M	$28.66M	$8.64M	$30.63M	$19.42M	$16.54M	$7.86M	$15.06M	$6.37M	$20.96M	$7.14M	$22.97M	$20.19M	$36.61M	$7.81M	$36.17M	$28.95M	$40.94M	$26.49M	$49.65M	$29.01M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.21%	0.94%	0.85%	-0.21%	0.97%	0.96%	0.73%	0.79%	0.94%	0.19%	0.55%	0.98%	0.16%	0.38%	0.83%	1.06%	0.57%	0.58%

Strategic Education's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $10.80M, with a range of $8.64M to $12.96M. STRA's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -72.39% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $39.13M (Dec 23).

Strategic Education SG&A Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	8	7	6	5	5
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$95.47M	$90.56M	$97.75M	$96.72M	$94.78M	$85.39M	$95.71M	$93.39M	$86.84M	$84.64M	$74.07M	$67.30M	$69.23M	$67.59M	$72.30M
Avg Forecast	$109.66M	$106.19M	$108.09M	$100.21M	$105.37M	$101.07M	$103.24M	$95.86M	$99.32M	$95.05M	$97.11M	$86.43M	$93.74M	$89.23M	$88.99M	$81.72M	$74.16M	$82.06M	$86.90M	$82.54M	$85.25M	$89.38M	$94.72M	$88.52M	$86.26M	$75.95M	$77.69M	$65.05M	$82.01M	$74.76M
High Forecast	$110.50M	$107.01M	$108.92M	$100.98M	$106.18M	$101.85M	$104.03M	$96.15M	$99.35M	$95.12M	$97.11M	$86.43M	$96.53M	$89.23M	$89.67M	$82.35M	$88.99M	$82.06M	$86.90M	$82.54M	$85.25M	$89.38M	$94.72M	$106.22M	$86.26M	$75.95M	$77.69M	$78.06M	$82.01M	$74.76M
Low Forecast	$109.10M	$105.65M	$107.53M	$99.69M	$104.83M	$100.55M	$102.71M	$95.58M	$99.29M	$94.97M	$97.11M	$86.43M	$92.20M	$89.23M	$88.53M	$81.30M	$59.32M	$82.06M	$86.90M	$82.54M	$85.25M	$89.38M	$94.72M	$70.81M	$86.26M	$75.95M	$77.69M	$52.04M	$82.01M	$74.76M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.17%	1.22%	1.19%	1.11%	1.15%	1.00%	1.07%	0.99%	0.98%	0.98%	0.98%	0.87%	1.06%	0.82%	0.97%

Strategic Education's average Quarter SG&A projection for Jun 23 is $88.99M, based on 1 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $88.53M to $89.67M. The forecast indicates a -6.79% fall compared to STRA last annual SG&A of $95.47M (Mar 23).

Strategic Education EPS Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	8	7	6	5	5
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1.63	$0.79	$0.61	$-0.09	$0.78	$0.26	$0.64	$0.29	$0.91	$0.16	$0.83	$0.40	$0.25	$0.48	$1.57	$1.62	$1.31	$0.77
Avg Forecast	$2.06	$1.64	$1.73	$1.36	$1.66	$1.35	$1.48	$1.14	$1.24	$0.80	$1.19	$0.58	$1.34	$0.81	$0.69	$0.22	$0.93	$0.26	$0.87	$0.74	$0.95	$0.83	$1.51	$1.56	$1.50	$1.20	$1.69	$1.99	$2.05	$1.20
High Forecast	$2.08	$1.66	$1.75	$1.37	$1.68	$1.37	$1.49	$1.16	$1.37	$0.81	$1.19	$0.58	$1.39	$0.82	$0.70	$0.23	$0.94	$0.26	$0.87	$0.74	$0.95	$0.83	$1.51	$1.56	$1.50	$1.20	$1.69	$1.99	$2.05	$1.20
Low Forecast	$2.05	$1.63	$1.72	$1.35	$1.65	$1.35	$1.47	$1.11	$1.14	$0.80	$1.19	$0.58	$1.27	$0.80	$0.69	$0.22	$0.92	$0.26	$0.87	$0.74	$0.95	$0.83	$1.51	$1.56	$1.50	$1.20	$1.69	$1.99	$2.05	$1.20
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.22%	0.98%	0.88%	-0.39%	0.84%	0.99%	0.74%	0.39%	0.96%	0.19%	0.55%	0.26%	0.17%	0.40%	0.93%	0.81%	0.64%	0.64%

According to 1 Wall Street analysts, Strategic Education's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $0.58, with a low estimate of $0.58 and a high estimate of $0.58. This represents a -64.33% decrease compared to STRA previous annual EPS of $1.63 (Dec 23).

Strategic Education Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
DV	DoubleVerify	$19.28	$30.64	58.92%	Buy
ESI	Element Solutions	$27.71	$35.88	29.48%	Buy
STRA	Strategic Education	$94.86	$115.00	21.23%	Buy
CECO	CECO Environmental	$29.69	$34.00	14.52%	Buy
LOPE	Grand Canyon Education	$161.14	$166.00	3.02%	Buy
APEI	American Public Education	$19.16	$15.50	-19.10%	Buy

STRA Forecast FAQ

Is Strategic Education a good buy?

Yes, according to 3 Wall Street analysts, Strategic Education (STRA) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 3 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 100.00% of STRA's total ratings.

What is STRA's price target?

Strategic Education (STRA) average price target is $115 with a range of $110 to $120, implying a 21.23% from its last price of $94.86. The data is based on 3 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Strategic Education stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for STRA stock, the company can go up by 21.23% (from the last price of $94.86 to the average price target of $115), up by 26.50% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 15.96% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Strategic Education stock reach $140?

STRA's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $115 does not support the claim that Strategic Education can reach $140 in the near future.

What is Strategic Education's current price target trend?

1 Wall Street analyst forecast a $110 price target for Strategic Education (STRA) this month, up 15.96% from its last price of $94.86. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 21.23% and increased by 27.82%, respectively.

What are Strategic Education's analysts' financial forecasts?

Strategic Education's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $1.29B (high $1.3B, low $1.28B), average EBITDA is $243.06M (high $244.66M, low $241.94M), average net income is $135.89M (high $137.49M, low $134.4M), average SG&A $405.55M (high $408.21M, low $403.68M), and average EPS is $5.63 (high $5.7, low $5.57). STRA's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $1.35B (high $1.36B, low $1.34B), average EBITDA is $254.21M (high $256.17M, low $252.91M), average net income is $163.89M (high $165.53M, low $162.8M), average SG&A $424.15M (high $427.41M, low $421.98M), and average EPS is $6.79 (high $6.86, low $6.74).

Did the STRA's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Strategic Education's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $1.13B, beating the average analysts forecast of $1.12B by 0.94%. Apple's EBITDA was $95.32M, missing the average prediction of $180.36M by -47.15%. The company's net income was $69.79M, missing the average estimation of $78.31M by -10.88%. Apple's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $353.68M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $2.91, missing the average prediction of $3.06 by -4.93%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Strategic Education's revenue was $302.7M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $297.48M by 1.76%. The company's EBITDA was $54.22M, missing the average prediction of $56.18M by -3.49%. Strategic Education's net income was $39.13M, beating the average estimation of $32.28M by 21.21%. The company's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $93.74M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $1.63, beating the average prediction of $1.34 by 21.87%