Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $40.70 and last traded at $40.4050, with a volume of 14785 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $40.46.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Laureate Education Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57. The company has a market cap of $5.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.96 and a beta of 0.40. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $35.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.42.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.Laureate Education’s revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.13) earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Laureate Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Laureate Education by 109.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Laureate Education by 328.6% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at about $100,000. 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.