Stride vs Sunlands Technology
LRN and STG side by side, both in services-educational services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LRN and STG compare
Stride grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.5% versus 1.5% for Sunlands Technology).
Sunlands Technology keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.1% compared with 13.2% at Stride.
Stride scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 8 for Sunlands Technology), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LRN | STG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | – |
| Share price | $75.82 | $2.18 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.6% | −62.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 104% | −51.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.65 |
| Employees | 9,200 | 1,567 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.5× | – |
| P/S | 1.3× | – |
| P/B | 1.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 6.3× | – |
| PEG | 0.31 | – |
| FCF yield | 15.8% | – |
| Fair value | $116.44 | – |
| Margin of safety | 34.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.5% (better) | 1.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.4% (better) | −1.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 5.8% | 6.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 12.1% (better) | 8.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 33.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 37.4% | 86.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 18.4% | 18.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 18.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 19.9% (better) | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 20.9% | 47.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 28.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.25 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.62 | −2.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 442× |
| Current ratio | 2.56 (better) | 1.21 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.03 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 112% | 25.8% |
| Held by insiders | 8.8% | 50.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $39.6M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.0% | – |
Go deeper
- LRN stock overview
- LRN income statement
- LRN valuation and score
- STG stock overview
- STG income statement
- STG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.