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Not a good buy right now. STRA is trading around $85.08 post-market with a constructive longer-term trend (bullish moving averages), but near-term upside looks limited: price is close to the nearest resistance (R1 ~86.80) and the only clearly relevant analyst update pegs fair value roughly at the current price (BMO PT $85). With no Intellectia buy signals today and no fresh news catalysts, the risk/reward for an immediate entry is not compelling for an impatient buyer.
Trend is broadly bullish but momentum is mixed. The moving averages are bullish (SMA_5 > SMA_20 > SMA_200), indicating an established uptrend/positive structure. However, MACD histogram is slightly negative (-0.0966) though contracting, suggesting bearish momentum is fading but not yet flipped to a clean upside acceleration. RSI(6) at ~59.75 is neutral-to-slightly-bullish (not overbought). Key levels: pivot ~84.66 (price slightly above it = supportive), first resistance R1 ~86.80 (near-term ceiling), supports S1 ~82.52 then S2 ~81.20. Pattern-based stats imply modest upside probabilities (about +1.09% next day, +2.27% next week, +2% next month), which is not strong enough to justify chasing immediately.
Intellectia Proprietary Trading Signals
Operational improvement potential: management focus on productivity/expense-base changes (per the most relevant analyst note) could support margins over time.
Earnings catalyst ahead: next reported earnings are scheduled for 2026-02-26 (after hours), with EPS estimate 1.47, which could re-rate the stock if margins/guide surprise positively.
Technical structure remains constructive (bullish MA stack) and price is holding above the pivot (~84.66).
Limited near-term upside vs resistance: price is close to R1 (~86.80), making immediate upside appear capped unless a new catalyst emerges.
Momentum not fully supportive yet: MACD remains below zero (even if improving).
Options market provides little actionable confirmation today due to extremely low volume.
Analyst fair-value signal is not supportive at this level (most relevant PT is ~$85, roughly where the stock trades).
No news flow in the past week—no event-driven reason to expect a breakout right now.
Latest quarter: 2025/Q3. Revenue rose to $319.949M (+4.57% YoY), showing steady top-line growth. Gross margin improved to 49.14 (+4.93 YoY), a constructive profitability trend. Net income declined to $26.63M (-4.03% YoY), indicating that cost/other items still pressured bottom-line results despite better gross margin. EPS was $1.15 (flat YoY), consistent with stable but not accelerating earnings power in the quarter.
Recent analyst activity in the provided feed is mixed in data quality: two entries reference 'Structure Therapeutics' and appear unrelated to Strategic Education (STRA). The relevant STRA note is from BMO (2025-11-10): price target cut to $85 from $100 while maintaining Outperform, citing Q3 beat driven by better-than-expected margins and planned productivity-driven expense changes. Wall Street-style pros: improving margin profile and potential return toward pre-pandemic margins over time. Cons: price target at/near current trading level implies limited upside until further margin expansion or guidance upgrades are demonstrated.
