Cwm LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Laureate Education $LAUR

Cwm LLC boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 134.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,504 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,603 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $269,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of LAUR. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education in the first quarter valued at approximately $36,637,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the 1st quarter valued at $9,976,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 22.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,150,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,968,000 after acquiring an additional 388,143 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Laureate Education by 3.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,060,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,081,000 after purchasing an additional 387,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC boosted its holdings in Laureate Education by 1,945.0% in the first quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 364,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,462,000 after purchasing an additional 347,027 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on LAUR shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. 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. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Friday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Laureate Education from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $30.33.

Laureate Education Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $29.91 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.41 billion, a PE ratio of 17.59 and a beta of 0.63. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $29.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.81. Laureate Education has a 1 year low of $15.18 and a 1 year high of $31.74.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 29.46% and a net margin of 16.41%.The company had revenue of $524.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $502.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. Laureate Education’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that Laureate Education will post 1.51 EPS for the current year.

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.