STRA Strategic Education, Inc.
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in only 1/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $5M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $0M, Q3 2024: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
New buyback activity: $5M after no prior spending
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-30M), cannot compute buyback ratio
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
1 open-market purchase by JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE
- JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) bought 1,900 shares at $81.50 on 2025-08-29
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?
Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $4M (net selling)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected