Cullen Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR – Free Report) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 16,320 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $593,000.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new position in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at $27,554,000. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd increased its stake in Laureate Education by 465.5% during the fourth quarter. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd now owns 226,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,616,000 after acquiring an additional 186,200 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 59.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 915,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,830,000 after purchasing an additional 343,013 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 15.7% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 736.0% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.27% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts recently issued reports on LAUR shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Barrington Research assumed coverage on shares of Laureate Education in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $41.00 target price on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Zacks Research downgraded Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered Laureate Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $34.50 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.50.
Laureate Education Price Performance
Shares of LAUR stock opened at $38.36 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.28 billion, a PE ratio of 17.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.40. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Laureate Education has a twelve month low of $24.98 and a twelve month high of $40.92.
Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $615.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $607.56 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Laureate Education 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.
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