Laureate Education $LAUR Shares Acquired by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 8.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,555 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $364,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in Laureate Education in the 1st quarter valued at about $62,000. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 260.1% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 3,540 shares in the last quarter. Avanza Fonder AB boosted its holdings in Laureate Education by 54.8% in the second quarter. Avanza Fonder AB now owns 6,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,000 after purchasing an additional 2,443 shares during the last quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. acquired a new stake in Laureate Education during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $178,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. acquired a new stake in Laureate Education during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

Shares of LAUR opened at $29.78 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.39 billion, a PE ratio of 17.52 and a beta of 0.63. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $28.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. Laureate Education has a 12-month low of $15.15 and a 12-month high of $31.74.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.41% and a return on equity of 29.46%. The firm had revenue of $524.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $502.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 1.51 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Laureate Education from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Laureate Education in a report on Friday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $30.33.

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.