Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $40.00.

A number of brokerages have commented on LAUR. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $33.10 on Tuesday. Laureate Education has a twelve month low of $21.16 and a twelve month high of $37.91. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $33.17 and its 200-day moving average is $33.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.42 and a beta of 0.40.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 22.07%. Laureate Education’s revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.13) EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Laureate Education

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LAUR. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in Laureate Education by 1,060.2% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,888,000 after buying an additional 4,661,417 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,859,000. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education in the 4th quarter valued at $27,554,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Laureate Education by 55.7% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,315,000 after buying an additional 811,108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in Laureate Education by 113.8% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,133,000 after buying an additional 685,998 shares during the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.