Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Director Sells $101,143.94 in Stock

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Director Ian Snow sold 2,654 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.11, for a total transaction of $101,143.94. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,073,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $79,015,101.73. The trade was a 0.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Ian Kendell Snow also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Ian Snow sold 427,019 shares of Laureate Education stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.26, for a total transaction of $15,483,708.94.
• On Monday, August 31st, Ian Snow sold 91,556 shares of Laureate Education stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.43, for a total transaction of $3,518,497.08.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of LAUR traded down $0.24 on Thursday, hitting $35.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,036,414 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,364,933. The company has a market capitalization of $4.95 billion, a PE ratio of 16.12, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.38. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $24.98 and a fifty-two week high of $40.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $37.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.71.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on LAUR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $41.00 target price on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Laureate Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $34.50 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Barrington Research assumed coverage on shares of Laureate Education in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in Laureate Education by 3,426.5% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 5,263,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,170,000 after buying an additional 5,114,238 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised 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 worth $89,384,000 after acquiring an additional 915,358 shares during the last quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the fourth quarter worth $27,554,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 55.7% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,315,000 after acquiring an additional 811,108 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 113.8% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,133,000 after acquiring an additional 685,998 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.