Strayer Education – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy

Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA) delivered a record third quarter. Earnings per share of $1.21 topped the year-prior 83 cents and outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4%. Revenues totaled $114.4 million, a 31% increase year-over-year. Fall enrollments jumped 22%.

"We are pleased with our solid financial results for the third quarter and our strong student enrollment for the fall term," said Robert S. Silberman, Chairman and CEO of Strayer Education, Inc. "We look forward to opening 13 new campuses in 2010. For the 2010 winter term, we will add three new Strayer markets with new campuses in New Brunswick and Lawrenceville, New Jersey and Little Rock, Arkansas."

Bullish Forecasts

Strayer said based on the strong enrollment numbers and the planned investments in opening new campuses, it sees fourth-quarter earnings ranging between $2.28 to $2.30 per share. For 2009, the company is expecting earnings to range between $7.56 to $7.58 per share. Analysts polled by Zacks are in agreement.

Read the October 8 commentary on STRA.

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