B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Takes Position in Laureate Education $LAUR

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG purchased a new position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 22,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $708,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 0.3% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 137,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,331,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its holdings in Laureate Education by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 37,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,180,000 after buying an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Laureate Education by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $443,000 after buying an additional 455 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS boosted its position in Laureate Education by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 113,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,652,000 after buying an additional 563 shares during the period. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in Laureate Education by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 126,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,955,000 after buying an additional 658 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on LAUR. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Laureate Education from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $38.88.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of LAUR opened at $33.31 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $34.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.71. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $17.91 and a fifty-two week high of $37.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.75 billion, a PE ratio of 17.35 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.76. The company had revenue of $541.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $527.10 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.55% and a return on equity of 23.50%. Laureate Education’s revenue was up 27.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.030 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Laureate Education will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) is a leading global network of higher education institutions dedicated to providing undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to a diverse student body. The company designs and delivers academic offerings through a combination of campus-based and online platforms, focusing on fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, education and hospitality management. By aligning its curriculum with regional workforce needs, Laureate aims to equip students with practical skills and industry insights that support career advancement and lifelong learning.

Through its network, Laureate operates a broad portfolio of universities and colleges, including both longstanding campus institutions and digitally native programs.