Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Invests $1.07 Million in Laureate Education $LAUR

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 30,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,070,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Laureate Education by 1,060.2% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,888,000 after acquiring an additional 4,661,417 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 92,571 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Laureate Education by 3.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,272,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,506,000 after purchasing an additional 105,712 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Laureate Education by 52.6% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,384,000 after purchasing an additional 915,358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 55.7% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LAUR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. UBS Group raised their price target on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings raised Laureate Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Laureate Education has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.88.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

Laureate Education stock opened at $40.11 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $35.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a PE ratio of 21.11 and a beta of 0.40. Laureate Education has a twelve month low of $21.53 and a twelve month high of $40.75.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 22.07%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.13) EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.