Laureate Education $LAUR Shares Newly Bought by SummerHaven Investment Management LLC

Posted by Geri Gentry on Oct 18th, 2026

SummerHaven Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR – Free Report) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 51,938 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,982,000. Laureate Education makes up approximately 1.4% of SummerHaven Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ninety One UK Ltd grew its stake in Laureate Education by 34.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 3,842,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,629,000 after acquiring an additional 984,671 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 1.5% during the third quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 964,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,821,000 after acquiring an additional 14,717 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 17.5% during the third quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 147,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,614,000 after acquiring an additional 21,872 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 33.4% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 281 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Archford Capital Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 4.8% during the second quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 33,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 1,567 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Laureate Education news, Director Ian Snow sold 427,019 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.26, for a total transaction of $15,483,708.94. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,646,324 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $59,695,708.24. This trade represents a 20.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 521,229 shares of company stock worth $19,103,350. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on LAUR shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Laureate Education from $34.50 to $36.50 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings raised Laureate Education from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $41.00 price objective on shares of Laureate Education in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Barrington Research started coverage on Laureate Education in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.90.

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Laureate Education Stock Performance

Shares of Laureate Education stock opened at $38.61 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $37.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.98. The firm has a market cap of $5.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.41. Laureate Education has a 12 month low of $24.98 and a 12 month high of $40.92.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.04. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 23.54% and a net margin of 17.57%. The firm had revenue of $615.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $607.56 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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, equities research analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Laureate Education Company Profile

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Laureate Education, Inc is a provider of higher education services that operates universities and other postsecondary institutions. Through its network of institutions, the company offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional education, and related academic services in fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, technology, and social sciences.

Laureate primarily serves students in Latin America, with operations in Mexico and Peru. Its institutions deliver programs through in-person, online, and blended learning formats, and are intended to serve both traditional university students and working professionals.

The company traces its roots to Sylvan Learning Systems, which expanded internationally and adopted the Laureate name in 2004.