Snow Phipps Group LLC Reduces Holdings in Laureate Education $LAUR

Snow Phipps Group LLC reduced its stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 23.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,665,410 shares of the company’s stock after selling 519,902 shares during the quarter. Laureate Education makes up 24.1% of Snow Phipps Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Snow Phipps Group LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $63,552,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Archford Capital Strategies LLC increased its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 4.8% during the second quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 33,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 1,567 shares during the period. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in Laureate Education in the second quarter worth approximately $230,000. Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new position in Laureate Education during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,133,000. Groupe la Francaise bought a new position in Laureate Education during the 2nd quarter valued at $273,000. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 2nd quarter valued at $657,000. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on LAUR shares. Morgan Stanley lowered Laureate Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $34.50 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, July 27th. Barrington Research started coverage on Laureate Education in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $41.00 price objective on shares of Laureate Education in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.50.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR traded up $0.67 on Wednesday, reaching $38.92. 590,998 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,327,333. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.36 billion, a PE ratio of 17.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 0.41. 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’s 50 day moving average is $37.37 and its 200-day moving average is $35.72. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $24.98 and a fifty-two week high of $40.92.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its 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 business 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.79 EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Ian Snow sold 427,019 shares of Laureate Education stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.26, for a total value of $15,483,708.94. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,646,324 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $59,695,708.24. This trade represents a 20.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 521,229 shares of company stock valued at $19,103,350. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Profile

Laureate Education, Inc is a provider of higher education services that operates universities and other postsecondary institutions. Through its network of institutions, the company offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional education, and related academic services in fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, technology, and social sciences.

Laureate primarily serves students in Latin America, with operations in Mexico and Peru. Its institutions deliver programs through in-person, online, and blended learning formats, and are intended to serve both traditional university students and working professionals.

The company traces its roots to Sylvan Learning Systems, which expanded internationally and adopted the Laureate name in 2004.