Bailard Inc. Has $143,000 Stake in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Bailard Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 39.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,400 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,800 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $143,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in Laureate Education by 14.5% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 955 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its position in shares of Laureate Education by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 23,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 1,259 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 102,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,451,000 after acquiring an additional 2,244 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 53,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $731,000 after acquiring an additional 2,650 shares during the period. Finally, Swiss National Bank boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 293,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,141,000 after acquiring an additional 2,900 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, TheStreet upgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Monday, February 26th.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of LAUR stock opened at $15.00 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.59. The company has a market cap of $2.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.44 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Laureate Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $11.34 and a twelve month high of $15.06.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 7.26%. The firm had revenue of $409.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $390.39 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.22 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Laureate Education Company Profile

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.