Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Buys 5,249 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 46.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,659 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,249 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $389,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 260.1% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,000 after purchasing an additional 3,540 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Laureate Education by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 6,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 636 shares during the last quarter. Avanza Fonder AB raised its position in Laureate Education by 54.8% in the 2nd quarter. Avanza Fonder AB now owns 6,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,000 after buying an additional 2,443 shares during the last quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. acquired a new position in Laureate Education during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $178,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. acquired a new position in Laureate Education during the 1st quarter worth approximately $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Zacks Research lowered Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Laureate Education in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Laureate Education from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $30.67.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LAUR opened at $30.13 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a market capitalization of $4.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.99 and a beta of 0.61. Laureate Education has a 12 month low of $17.82 and a 12 month high of $32.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $29.89 and a 200-day moving average of $25.91.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by ($0.10). Laureate Education had a net margin of 12.86% and a return on equity of 22.99%. The business had revenue of $400.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $391.77 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.56 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Laureate Education will post 1.51 EPS for the current year.

Laureate Education declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, October 30th that authorizes the company to buyback $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 3.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.