Two Sigma Investments LP Has $1.68 Million Holdings in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Two Sigma Investments LP increased its position in shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 43.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 91,659 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,699 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP owned approximately 0.06% of Laureate Education worth $1,676,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Laureate Education by 44.7% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 36,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after acquiring an additional 11,341 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Laureate Education by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,264,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,136,000 after purchasing an additional 138,135 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 94.7% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 237,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,346,000 after acquiring an additional 115,606 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 152,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,787,000 after purchasing an additional 48,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Laureate Education during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,573,000. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Laureate Education

In related news, Director Ian Kendell Snow sold 520,831 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.47, for a total transaction of $9,098,917.57. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on LAUR. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd.

Laureate Education Stock Up 1.1%

LAUR stock opened at $22.74 on Tuesday. Laureate Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $13.60 and a 1-year high of $23.61. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.72 and a beta of 0.59.

Laureate Education 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.