Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Acquires 17,174 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 8.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 211,554 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,174 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $7,123,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of LAUR. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,888,000 after buying an additional 4,661,417 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,403,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,605,000 after buying an additional 92,571 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,272,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,506,000 after buying an additional 105,712 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 52.6% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,384,000 after buying an additional 915,358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Candriam S.C.A. raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 1,329,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,944,000 after buying an additional 115,151 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of Laureate Education stock opened at $33.04 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $33.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $33.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.39 and a beta of 0.41. Laureate Education has a one year low of $21.16 and a one year high of $37.91.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.13) EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on LAUR. Wall Street Zen cut Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.00.

Laureate Education Company Profile

Laureate Education, Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) is a leading global network of higher education institutions dedicated to providing undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to a diverse student body. The company designs and delivers academic offerings through a combination of campus-based and online platforms, focusing on fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, education and hospitality management. By aligning its curriculum with regional workforce needs, Laureate aims to equip students with practical skills and industry insights that support career advancement and lifelong learning.

Through its network, Laureate operates a broad portfolio of universities and colleges, including both longstanding campus institutions and digitally native programs.