Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 998 Shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 4.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,290 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 998 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $456,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LAUR. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the fourth quarter worth about $408,000. Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the fourth quarter worth about $223,000. Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,584,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,497,000 after purchasing an additional 130,172 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 132.7% in the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 430,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,880,000 after purchasing an additional 245,707 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 179,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,279,000 after purchasing an additional 15,559 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LAUR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Laureate Education from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 5th.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

LAUR stock opened at $23.70 on Thursday. Laureate Education has a 1-year low of $13.60 and a 1-year high of $24.42. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $22.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.60. The company has a market capitalization of $3.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.61 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

About Laureate Education

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.