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?

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NASDAQ:LAUR

Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.04

-0.02 (-0.14%)

(As of 04/19/2024 ET)

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Today's Range: $13.94
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$14.16
50-Day Range: $12.77
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$14.84
52-Week Range: $11.34
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$14.91

Volume: 880,796 shs
Average Volume: 686,680 shs
Market Capitalization: $2.21 billion

P/E Ratio: 21.94
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $17.00

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Laureate Education MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 21.1% Upside
$17.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
3.20% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -1.09
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.70
Based on 6 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$13,705 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.96%
From $1.34 to $1.46 Per Share

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 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

43rd out of 265 stocks

Educational Services Industry

6th out of 22 stocks

2.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Laureate 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 Coverage
Laureate Education has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.20% of the outstanding shares of Laureate Education have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Laureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 10.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Laureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Laureate Education has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

4.6

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Laureate 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 Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Laureate Education is -1.09.

3.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Laureate 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 Week
MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
5 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 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.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In 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 Insiders
Only 2.20% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
96.27% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings 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 Market
The 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. Sector
The 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 Ratio
Laureate 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.

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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.

LAUR Stock Price History

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LAUR Stock News Headlines

March 19, 2024 | insidertrades.com

Corro Pedro Del Sells 1,086 Shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Stock

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Laureate Education Announces Date of First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Mayor Eric Johnson announces a new Dallas Poet Laureate who's from SMU

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'Building community' motivates youth organizers to host a free music and arts festival in Coachella

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Laureate Education to Participate at Upcoming Conferences in April

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Santa Cruz Public Libraries to name first youth poet laureate in Kuumbwa Jazz event

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/22/2024
Today: 4/19/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/02/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Educational services
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LAUR
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 912766
Web: www.laureate.net
Phone: (786) 209-3368
Fax: N/A
Employees: 28,900
Year Founded: N/A

Price 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 Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.64
Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.97
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.49
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $107.59 million
Net Margins: 7.26%
Pretax Margin: 17.14%
Return on Equity: 12.69%
Return on Assets: 5.54%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12
Current Ratio: 0.50
Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.48 billion
Price / Sales: 1.49
Cash Flow: $1.40 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 10.07
Book Value: $6.01 per share
Price / Book: 2.34

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 157,590,000
Free Float: 154,123,000
Market Cap: $2.22 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.74

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Key Executives

Mr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen (Age 58)
President, CEO & Director
Comp: $2.43M
Mr. Richard M. Buskirk (Age 47)
Senior VP & CFO
Comp: $982.33k
Mr. Marcelo Barbalho Cardoso (Age 52)
Executive VP & COO
Comp: $1.25M
Mr. Richard H. Sinkfield III (Age 54)
Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Comp: $1.33M
Mr. Gerard M. Knauer (Age 48)
VP of Accounting & Global Controller
Ms. Leslie S. Brush
Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Mr. Adam Smith
Senior Vice President of People & Culture
Mr. Adam Morse
Senior VP of Corporate Finance & Global Treasurer
Christian Haeberle
Chief Executive Officer of Peru

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Insiders & Institutions

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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.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Laureate Education MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Laureate Education Stock (NASDAQ:LAUR)

LAUR Stock Price History

LAUR Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

LAUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™