Strategic Education, Inc.STRA

Consumer Defensive
Bullish

ASignal's systematic analysis rates STRA as Bullish. Strategic Education, Inc. has a market cap of $1.71B, a P/E of 13.33, a 10.2% net margin, and 0.8% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jun 19, 2026

The case on STRA

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Strong free cash flow of $156.07M
  • Low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07x
  • Forward P/E of 9.31x indicates valuation discount
  • PEG ratio of 0.68x suggests growth at reasonable price
  • Positive earnings growth of 19.40% YoY
  • High gross margin of 49.35% indicating pricing power
VS
Bear case
  • MACD below signal line with negative histogram, indicating downtrend
  • Price trading below 20-day EMA (78.15), showing technical weakness
  • Very low revenue growth at 0.80% YoY
  • ROE of 7.91% is below ideal threshold of 15%
  • No Reddit mentions, suggesting lack of retail interest or visibility

Key facts

Sector
Consumer Defensive
Market cap
$1.71B
P/E ratio
13.33
Gross margin
49.4%
Net margin
10.2%
Rev growth YoY
0.8%
Price (Jun 19, 2026)
$75.33
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Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Bullish