Grand Canyon Education vs Strategic Education
LOPE and STRA side by side, both in services-educational services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LOPE and STRA compare
Grand Canyon Education is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Strategic Education ($3.1B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Grand Canyon Education is cheaper: it trades at 12.9× trailing earnings, against 322× for Strategic Education.
Grand Canyon Education grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.3% versus 2.8% for Strategic Education).
Grand Canyon Education keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.9% compared with 0.74% at Strategic Education.
Strategic Education pays a dividend yielding 4.4%; Grand Canyon Education does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LOPE | STRA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $1.2B |
| Share price | $120.60 | $54.72 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.0% | −31.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 55.4% | −5.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 31 | 3,683 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 16 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.9× (better) | 322× |
| P/S | 2.7× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 4.9× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.5× (better) | 10.6× |
| P/FCF | 11.9× | 7.4× (better) |
| PEG | 1.24 (better) | 7.90 |
| FCF yield | 8.4% | 13.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $143.01 | $65.74 |
| Margin of safety | 15.7% | 16.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.3% (better) | 2.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% (better) | 4.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 18.8% (better) | −91.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.1% (better) | −96.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | 7.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 27.3% (better) | 4.3% |
| Net margin | 21.9% (better) | 0.74% |
| FCF margin | 23.1% (better) | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 35.9% (better) | 0.60% |
| Return on invested capital | 50.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.64 (better) | 1.08 |
| Altman Z-score | 14.54 (better) | 2.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.4% |
| Payout ratio | – | 567% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | 12.0% (better) | 12.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 12.0% | 16.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 99.2% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 (better) | −$4.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.8% | 7.6% |
Go deeper
- LOPE stock overview
- LOPE income statement
- LOPE valuation and score
- STRA stock overview
- STRA income statement
- STRA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.