Brokerages Set Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Price Target at $39.63

Shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) have received an average rating of “Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $39.6250.

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Laureate Education in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th.

Laureate Education Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of Laureate Education stock opened at $33.84 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.63 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67. The company has a fifty day moving average of $33.87 and a 200 day moving average of $32.66. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $18.56 and a fifty-two week high of $37.91.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.76. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.55% and a return on equity of 23.50%. The business had revenue of $541.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $527.10 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 27.9% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.030 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 0.3% during the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 137,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,331,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 1.2% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 37,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,180,000 after acquiring an additional 431 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 3.3% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $579,000 after acquiring an additional 565 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 109.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 572 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Company Profile

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.