Insider Selling: Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Director Sells $101,143.94 in Stock

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Director Ian Snow sold 2,654 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.11, for a total value of $101,143.94. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,073,343 shares in the company, valued at $79,015,101.73. The trade was a 0.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Ian Kendell Snow also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Ian Snow sold 427,019 shares of Laureate Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.26, for a total value of $15,483,708.94.
• On Monday, August 31st, Ian Snow sold 91,556 shares of Laureate Education stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.43, for a total transaction of $3,518,497.08.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

LAUR opened at $36.76 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $37.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $35.18. Laureate Education has a 1-year low of $24.98 and a 1-year high of $40.92. The company has a market cap of $5.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.38.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.04. Laureate Education had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 23.54%. The firm had revenue of $615.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.56 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Laureate Education

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,554,000. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd lifted its stake in Laureate Education by 465.5% in the fourth quarter. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd now owns 226,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,616,000 after purchasing an additional 186,200 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in Laureate Education by 59.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 915,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,830,000 after purchasing an additional 343,013 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 736.0% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 726,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,316,000 after purchasing an additional 639,726 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 15.7% during the first quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 244,718 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,526,000 after purchasing an additional 33,164 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on LAUR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of Laureate Education in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Barrington Research started coverage on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Laureate Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $34.50 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Laureate Education from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.50.

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.