Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $1.39 Million Stake in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) by 21.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 76,317 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 13,540 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. owned about 0.05% of Laureate Education worth $1,390,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LAUR. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the fourth quarter worth $310,000. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in Laureate Education by 48.4% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,049 shares of the company's stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 1,974 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at about $15,057,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC increased its holdings in Laureate Education by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 17,622 shares of the company's stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 990 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management bought a new stake in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at about $380,000. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Laureate Education from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st.

Insider Transactions at Laureate Education

In other Laureate Education news, Director Corro Pedro Del sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.58, for a total value of $489,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 29,686 shares in the company, valued at $581,251.88. This represents a 45.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.32% of the company's stock.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR traded down $1.37 during trading on Friday, hitting $19.60. 1,308,444 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 651,392. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.41 and a beta of 0.84. The business's fifty day moving average is $18.90 and its 200-day moving average is $17.35. Laureate Education, Inc. has a one year low of $12.59 and a one year high of $21.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.50 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 27.13% and a net margin of 15.76%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Laureate Education

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.