Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC trimmed its stake in Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,149 shares of the health services provider’s stock after selling 207 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Strategic Education were worth $855,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Marshfield Associates boosted its position in Strategic Education by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Marshfield Associates now owns 1,829,622 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $169,332,000 after acquiring an additional 9,001 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Strategic Education by 6.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 890,133 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $82,382,000 after purchasing an additional 50,980 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Strategic Education by 5.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 561,274 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $51,956,000 after purchasing an additional 28,082 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN grew its position in Strategic Education by 2.2% during the third quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 461,012 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $42,667,000 after purchasing an additional 10,084 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Strategic Education by 76.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 399,144 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $36,941,000 after buying an additional 173,225 shares during the period. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $135.00 price target on shares of Strategic Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $126.00.

Strategic Education Trading Up 1.0 %

STRA opened at $102.38 on Friday. Strategic Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $85.11 and a 1-year high of $123.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion, a PE ratio of 19.50, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $96.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.64.

Strategic Education Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. Strategic Education’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.71%.

Strategic Education Company Profile

Strategic Education, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services segments. 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.