Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $39.8750.

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday.

Laureate Education Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $33.82 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion, a PE ratio of 17.80 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $21.16 and a 52-week high of $37.91. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.28.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The business’s revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.13) EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Laureate Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LAUR. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,888,000 after purchasing an additional 4,661,417 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education during the 3rd quarter worth about $54,859,000. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education during the 4th quarter worth about $27,554,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Laureate Education by 55.7% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,315,000 after purchasing an additional 811,108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 113.8% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,133,000 after buying an additional 685,998 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

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.