Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Reaches New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $37.94 and last traded at $37.9860, with a volume of 804756 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.49.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. 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. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Laureate Education currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.88.

Laureate Education Trading Up 4.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $33.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.42.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.13) EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Laureate Education

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,888,000 after purchasing an additional 4,661,417 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,403,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,605,000 after acquiring an additional 92,571 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,272,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,506,000 after acquiring an additional 105,712 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 52.6% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,384,000 after acquiring an additional 915,358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 55.7% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,315,000 after acquiring an additional 811,108 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

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.