Laureate Education’s (LAUR) Neutral Rating Reaffirmed at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reissued by equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $41.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 7.02% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings raised Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley downgraded 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. UBS Group raised their price objective on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Barrington Research began coverage on 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 analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.50.

Laureate Education Price Performance

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $38.31 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $36.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.67. Laureate Education has a 1-year low of $21.53 and a 1-year high of $40.92. The firm has a market cap of $5.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.40.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $615.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $607.56 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 23.54%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Laureate Education

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LAUR. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its holdings in Laureate Education by 118.7% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 288,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,705,000 after buying an additional 156,414 shares during the last quarter. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 465.5% during the fourth quarter. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd now owns 226,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,616,000 after acquiring an additional 186,200 shares during the last quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,554,000. UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 59.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 915,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,830,000 after acquiring an additional 343,013 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 736.0% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 726,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,316,000 after acquiring an additional 639,726 shares in 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.