Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $74.15 — A.R:R is negative (-0.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5.
Strategic Education, Inc. ("SEI," "we," "us," "our," or "the Company") is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $74.15 — A.R:R is negative (-0.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 38, MACD bearish. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 45d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Strategic Education, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS STRA (Strategic Education Inc.) posts 20.7 percent Q4 2025 EPS beat, shares rise 1.6 percent in today’s trading. - Macro — Xã Thanh Hà positive
- NEWS STRA Q3 2024 Earnings Transcript - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool neutral
- NEWS Strategic Education faces earnings test on enrollment trends - Investing.com — Investing.com neutral
- NEWS Strategic Education (STRA) Stock: Trend Analysis | Q4 2025: Profit Surprises - ADR - Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai — Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai positive
- NEWS What To Expect From Strategic Education’s (STRA) Q1 Earnings - StockStory — StockStory neutral
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $74.15 — A.R:R is negative (-0.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 38, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $69.28. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $81.24 (+9.8% upside). Prior stop was $69.28. Stop-loss: $69.28.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5; Negative momentum.
Strategic Education, Inc. trades at a P/E of 13.7 (forward 9.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover STRA with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $87.
What does Strategic Education, Inc. do?Strategic Education, Inc. ("SEI," "we," "us," "our," or "the Company") is an education services company that provides...
Strategic Education, Inc. ("SEI," "we," "us," "our," or "the Company") is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for high-demand markets.