NASDAQ:LAUR Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Don’t expose yourself to stocks during the week (From DTI) (Ad) Free LAUR Stock Alerts $14.04 -0.02 (-0.14%) (As of 04/19/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$13.94▼$14.1650-Day Range$12.77▼$14.8452-Week Range$11.34▼$14.91Volume880,796 shsAverage Volume686,680 shsMarket Capitalization$2.21 billionP/E Ratio21.94Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$17.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Laureate Education alerts: Email Address Laureate Education MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside21.1% Upside$17.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.20% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-1.09Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.70Based on 6 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$13,705 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth8.96%From $1.34 to $1.46 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.44 out of 5 starsConsumer Discretionary Sector43rd out of 265 stocksEducational Services Industry6th out of 22 stocks 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLaureate Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLaureate Education has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 4.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.20% of the outstanding shares of Laureate Education have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLaureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 10.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLaureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLaureate Education has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years. Previous Next 4.6 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreLaureate Education has received a 72.70% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Distributing knowledge" impact, which is driven by its "Private master's level tertiary education services" and "Private bachelor's level tertiary education services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Laureate Education is -1.09. Previous Next 3.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLaureate Education has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Laureate Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Laureate Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,705.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.20% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.27% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 8.96% in the coming year, from $1.34 to $1.46 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 21.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 142.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 21.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 15.49.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLaureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad TradingTips3 Sub-$10 Stocks to Buy for 2024Often, investors will overlook stocks just because they're cheap. It's a common thought that a cheap price tag means that something must be wrong with the company. But this couldn't be further from the case in many instances.Get your FREE look at these THREE companies right here. About Laureate Education Stock (NASDAQ:LAUR)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. It also offers specialized courses for technical and vocational training; and senior high school. Its services are provides in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.Read More LAUR Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LAUR Stock News HeadlinesMarch 19, 2024 | insidertrades.comCorro Pedro Del Sells 1,086 Shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) StockApril 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPrem Watsa Named 2024 Insurance Hall of Fame LaureateApril 19, 2024 | WealthPress (Ad)The system that called 2023’s top 7 stocks is at it again…Look 2023 kind of sucked from a trading standpoint… Despite the market finishing 24% higher…. 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Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/22/2024Today4/19/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)5/02/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNASDAQ:LAUR CUSIPN/A CIK912766 Webwww.laureate.net Phone(786) 209-3368FaxN/AEmployees28,900Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$17.00 High Stock Price Target$17.00 Low Stock Price Target$17.00 Potential Upside/Downside+20.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.64 Trailing P/E Ratio21.97 Forward P/E Ratio10.49 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$107.59 million Net Margins7.26% Pretax Margin17.14% Return on Equity12.69% Return on Assets5.54% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.12 Current Ratio0.50 Quick Ratio0.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.48 billion Price / Sales1.49 Cash Flow$1.40 per share Price / Cash Flow10.07 Book Value$6.01 per share Price / Book2.34Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares157,590,000Free Float154,123,000Market Cap$2.22 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.74 These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2024With average gains of 150% since the start of 2023, now is the time to give these stocks a look and pump up your 2024 portfolio.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen (Age 58)President, CEO & Director Comp: $2.43MMr. Richard M. Buskirk (Age 47)Senior VP & CFO Comp: $982.33kMr. Marcelo Barbalho Cardoso (Age 52)Executive VP & COO Comp: $1.25MMr. Richard H. Sinkfield III (Age 54)Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Comp: $1.33MMr. Gerard M. Knauer (Age 48)VP of Accounting & Global Controller Ms. Leslie S. BrushSenior VP, Chief Legal Officer & SecretaryMr. Adam SmithSenior Vice President of People & CultureMr. Adam MorseSenior VP of Corporate Finance & Global TreasurerChristian HaeberleChief Executive Officer of PeruMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsStrategic EducationNASDAQ:STRAStrideNYSE:LRNAdtalem Global EducationNYSE:ATGEAfyaNASDAQ:AFYAGrahamNYSE:GHCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsMBM Wealth Consultants LLCBought 16,444 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.010%Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLCBought 764 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.002%Fourth Sail Capital LPBought 1,108,142 shares on 4/13/2024Ownership: 1.347%Vanguard Group Inc.Bought 108,259 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 8.944%Wellington Management Group LLPSold 146,761 shares on 3/5/2024Ownership: 4.440%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LAUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Laureate Education stock right now? 2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laureate Education in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" LAUR shares. View LAUR analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Laureate Education's stock price target for 2024? 2 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Laureate Education's shares. Their LAUR share price targets range from $17.00 to $17.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $17.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for LAUR or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have LAUR shares performed in 2024? Laureate Education's stock was trading at $13.71 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LAUR stock has increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $14.04. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Laureate Education? Laureate Education saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,050,000 shares, a drop of 10.6% from the March 15th total of 5,650,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 678,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.4 days. View Laureate Education's Short Interest. When is Laureate Education's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024. View our LAUR earnings forecast. How can I listen to Laureate Education's earnings call? Laureate Education will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link. How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter? Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $409.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $390.39 million. Laureate Education had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 7.26%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS. How often does Laureate Education pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Laureate Education? Laureate Education declared a dividend on Thursday, November 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share on Thursday, November 30th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 14th. Read our dividend analysis for LAUR. What ETFs hold Laureate Education's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) stock in their portfolio include iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (PSL), Harbor Corporate Culture Small Cap ETF (HAPS) and JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (JPSE).Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (ISMD). What guidance has Laureate Education issued on next quarter's earnings? Laureate Education issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion. What other stocks do shareholders of Laureate Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Laureate Education investors own include Chegg (CHGG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Ford Motor (F), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Pure Storage (PSTG), WPX Energy (WPX), RTX (RTX) and AMC Entertainment (AMC). When did Laureate Education IPO? Laureate Education (LAUR) raised $536 million in an IPO on Wednesday, February 1st 2017. The company issued 29,000,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$20.00 per share. Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Macquarie Capital, J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KKR and Goldman Sachs served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, Barrington Research, Piper Jaffray, Stifel, William Blair, Bradesco BBI and BTG Pactual were co-managers. Who are Laureate Education's major shareholders? Laureate Education's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fourth Sail Capital LP (1.35%), MBM Wealth Consultants LLC (0.01%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberta Lp Wengen, Cohen Steven A/Sac Capital Mgm, Corro Pedro Del, Eilif Serck-Hanssen, Kkr Group Partnership LP, Marcelo Cardoso, Michael J Durham and Richard Harvey Sinkfield III. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Laureate Education? Shares of LAUR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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