Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Stock Has Average Price Target of $40.50 According to Brokerages

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $40.50.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $41.00 target price on shares of Laureate Education in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Monday, September 28th. Barrington Research started coverage on Laureate Education in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut Laureate Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $34.50 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, July 27th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Laureate Education

In related news, Director Ian Snow sold 427,019 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.26, for a total transaction of $15,483,708.94. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,646,324 shares in the company, valued at approximately $59,695,708.24. This represents a 20.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 521,229 shares of company stock worth $19,103,350 in the last 90 days. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LAUR. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Laureate Education by 33.4% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 281 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP raised its stake in Laureate Education by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 25,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after acquiring an additional 576 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in Laureate Education by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $551,000 after acquiring an additional 761 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its position in Laureate Education by 6.8% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 14,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after acquiring an additional 938 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fox Run Management L.L.C. lifted its position in Laureate Education by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 31,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,075,000 after acquiring an additional 1,394 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of LAUR opened at $39.47 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.70, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.41. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $24.98 and a fifty-two week high of $40.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $37.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.84.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.04. Laureate Education had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 23.54%. The company had revenue of $615.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.56 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc is a provider of higher education services that operates universities and other postsecondary institutions. Through its network of institutions, the company offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional education, and related academic services in fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, technology, and social sciences.

Laureate primarily serves students in Latin America, with operations in Mexico and Peru. Its institutions deliver programs through in-person, online, and blended learning formats, and are intended to serve both traditional university students and working professionals.

The company traces its roots to Sylvan Learning Systems, which expanded internationally and adopted the Laureate name in 2004.