Strategic Education [STRA] vs Universal Technical [UTI] Detailed Stock Comparison

Strategic Education

NASDAQ

Universal Technical

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Strategic Education wins in 14 metrics, Universal Technical wins in 5 metrics, with 0 ties. Strategic Education appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Strategic Education	Universal Technical	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	15.36	30.54	Strategic Education
Price-to-Book Ratio	1.05	5.94	Strategic Education
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	7.22	87.42	Strategic Education
PEG Ratio	13.29	34.48	Strategic Education
EV/EBITDA	8.00	17.08	Strategic Education
Profit Margin (TTM)	9.27%	7.34%	Strategic Education
Operating Margin (TTM)	15.10%	8.12%	Strategic Education
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	15.10%	8.12%	Strategic Education
Return on Equity	6.89%	21.81%	Universal Technical
Return on Assets (TTM)	4.91%	6.85%	Universal Technical
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$128.75M	$61.60M	Strategic Education
Dividend Yield	4.05%	N/A	N/A
1-Year Return	-17.48%	95.90%	Universal Technical
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	1.42	2.23	Strategic Education
Enterprise Value	$1.70B	$1.87B	Universal Technical
EV/Revenue Ratio	1.37	2.38	Strategic Education
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	48.31%	50.60%	Universal Technical
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$53	$15	Strategic Education
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$4.81	$1.05	Strategic Education
Beta (Stock Volatility)	0.58	1.58	Strategic Education

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Strategic Education vs Universal Technical Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Strategic Education	0.18%	4.10%	-4.43%	-12.64%	-22.47%	-16.42%
Universal Technical	-1.03%	-15.80%	-14.85%	-8.41%	-8.50%	6.77%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Strategic Education	-17.48%	12.29%	-33.62%	44.58%	-60.95%	-21.39%
Universal Technical	95.90%	389.31%	310.06%	584.84%	125.20%	6.13%

Performance Comparison

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Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Strategic Education vs Universal Technical

Metric	STRA	UTI
Market Information
Market Cap i	$1.77B	$1.74B
Market Cap Category	Small cap	Small cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	230,360	540,190
90 Day Avg. Volume i	194,977	613,513
Last Close	$77.33	$26.85
52 Week Range	$72.25 - $104.51	$15.14 - $36.32
% from 52W High	-26.01%	-26.07%
All-Time High	$262.44 (Apr 19, 2010)	$48.50 (May 10, 2004)
% from All-Time High	-70.53%	-44.64%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.03%	0.13%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.08%	0.47%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.09%	0.07%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.15%	0.08%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.07%	0.22%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	7.22	87.42
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$70.31	$5.40
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$6.97	$2.50
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$166.26M	$99.72M
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$125.36M	$87.47M
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	4.05%	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$3.00	$0.00

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Strategic Education vs Universal Technical

Metric	STRA	UTI
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	15.36	30.54
Forward P/E i	13.29	34.48
PEG Ratio i	13.29	34.48
Price to Sales (TTM) i	1.42	2.23
Price to Book (MRQ) i	1.05	5.94
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$1.77B	$1.74B
Enterprise Value i	$1.70B	$1.87B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	1.37	2.38
Enterprise to EBITDA i	8.00	17.08
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	0.58	1.58
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$70.31	$5.40

Financial Statements Comparison: Strategic Education vs Universal Technical

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Current Ratio

Operating Cash Flow

Income Statement (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	STRA	UTI
Revenue/Sales i	$303.59M	$207.45M
Cost of Goods Sold i	$158.29M	$102.49M
Gross Profit i	$145.30M	$104.96M
Research & Development i	N/A	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	$41.71M	$16.85M
EBITDA i	$54.82M	$32.35M
Pre-Tax Income i	$42.01M	$16.83M
Income Tax i	$12.26M	$5.39M
Net Income (Profit) i	$29.74M	$11.45M

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	STRA	UTI
Cash & Equivalents i	$144.22M	$96.00M
Total Current Assets i	$328.29M	$198.45M
Total Current Liabilities i	$259.44M	$185.10M
Long-Term Debt i	$99.41M	$232.23M
Total Shareholders Equity i	$1.64B	$293.91M
Retained Earnings i	$225.44M	$72.11M
Property, Plant & Equipment i	$209.97M	$280.52M

Cash Flow Statement Comparison (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	STRA	UTI
Operating Cash Flow i	$67.17M	$-6.21M
Capital Expenditures i	$-10.32M	$-10.95M
Free Cash Flow i	$57.34M	$-11.74M
Debt Repayment i	N/A	$-25.67M
Common Stock Repurchase i	$-32.03M	$0

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	STRA	UTI
Shares Short i	587,581	2.60M
Short Ratio i	3.26	4.02
Short % of Float i	0.03%	0.06%
Average Daily Volume (10 Day) i	230,360	540,190
Average Daily Volume (90 Day) i	194,977	613,513
Shares Outstanding i	24.50M	53.82M
Float Shares i	22.79M	52.94M
% Held by Insiders i	0.03%	0.03%
% Held by Institutions i	0.96%	0.93%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Strategic Education vs Universal Technical

Metric	STRA	UTI
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$3.00	$0.00
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	4.05%	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	$2.60	$0.00
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	0.71%	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	$7.80	$0.00
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 05, 2025	N/A

Strategic Education [STRA] vs Universal Technical [UTI] Detailed Stock Comparison