Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $40.00.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on LAUR shares. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th.

Laureate Education Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $32.17 on Friday. Laureate Education has a 1 year low of $21.16 and a 1 year high of $37.91. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $33.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.88. 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 company has a market cap of $4.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.93 and a beta of 0.40.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.07. The company had revenue of $272.61 million during 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.13) earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.06 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Laureate Education

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,888,000 after buying an additional 4,661,417 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 92,571 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings 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 worth $76,506,000 after purchasing an additional 105,712 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 915,358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

About Laureate Education

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.