Laureate Education (LAUR) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is expected to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce 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 posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $423.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $19.74 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.18 and a beta of 0.43. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $19.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.74. Laureate Education has a 1 year low of $13.26 and a 1 year high of $21.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related 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 value of $9,098,917.57. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Laureate Education Company Profile

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.