Laureate Education (LAUR) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is projected to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect Laureate Education to post earnings of ($0.08) per share and revenue of $224.90 million for the quarter. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.50 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 32.35% and a net margin of 18.92%. On average, analysts expect Laureate Education to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

LAUR stock opened at $19.74 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a PE ratio of 10.18 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The business has a 50 day moving average of $19.54 and a 200-day moving average of $18.74. Laureate Education has a 12-month low of $13.26 and a 12-month high of $21.73.

Insider Activity

In other Laureate Education news, Director Ian Kendell Snow sold 520,831 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.47, for a total transaction of $9,098,917.57. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Laureate Education from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th.

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.