Fox Run Management L.L.C. Buys Shares of 36,501 Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 36,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $668,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 32.3% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 92,133 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,530,000 after purchasing an additional 22,470 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education during the third quarter valued at about $414,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 3.9% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,145,552 shares of the company's stock worth $35,638,000 after buying an additional 80,570 shares during the period. Swedbank AB increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 225.8% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,513,300 shares of the company's stock worth $41,746,000 after acquiring an additional 1,741,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP grew its position in Laureate Education by 57.0% during the 3rd quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 56,750 shares of the company's stock worth $943,000 after purchasing an additional 20,600 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Laureate Education

In related news, Director Ian Kendell Snow sold 520,831 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.47, for a total transaction of $9,098,917.57. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.32% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Laureate Education Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of LAUR stock traded down $0.21 during trading on Friday, hitting $20.45. 986,333 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 739,802. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $19.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.19. Laureate Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.26 and a twelve month high of $21.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.54 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.20. Laureate Education had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 32.35%. The company had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $411.50 million. As a group, analysts forecast that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Laureate Education 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.