Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.12 EPS

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.12), Briefing.com reports. Laureate Education had a net margin of 8.19% and a return on equity of 13.87%. The business had revenue of $275.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $269.35 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.17) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Laureate Education Stock Up 5.3 %

Laureate Education stock traded up $0.75 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $14.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 882,020 shares, compared to its average volume of 798,550. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $11.34 and a 52-week high of $15.06. The company has a market cap of $2.36 billion, a PE ratio of 20.24 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $14.11 and its 200 day moving average is $13.61.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, TheStreet raised Laureate Education from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs.