Laureate Education $LAUR Shares Sold by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada reduced its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 99.0% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,917 shares of the company’s stock after selling 294,690 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $102,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Laureate Education by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,403,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,605,000 after purchasing an additional 92,571 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,272,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,506,000 after buying an additional 105,712 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,384,000 after buying an additional 915,358 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 55.7% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,315,000 after buying an additional 811,108 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 1,827,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,516,000 after buying an additional 123,525 shares during the period. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LAUR has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barrington Research began coverage on Laureate Education in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley lowered Laureate Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $34.50 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of Laureate Education in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.50.

Laureate Education Trading Down 3.3%

Laureate Education stock opened at $37.53 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $37.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.83, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.39. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $24.98 and a 52-week high of $40.92.

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. The company had revenue of $615.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.56 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 23.54% and a net margin of 17.57%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.12 earnings per share for the current year.

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.