Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Shares Sold by Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lowered its position in shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) by 10.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 273,031 shares of the company's stock after selling 31,175 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned about 0.18% of Laureate Education worth $4,994,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 6,976 shares of the company's stock valued at $128,000 after acquiring an additional 673 shares during the last quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp increased its stake in Laureate Education by 34.4% during the fourth quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 3,386 shares of the company's stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 866 shares during the last quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 17,622 shares of the company's stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 990 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 47,558 shares of the company's stock worth $870,000 after purchasing an additional 1,606 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 48.4% in the 4th 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 period. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company's stock.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Laureate Education news, Director Ian Kendell Snow sold 520,831 shares of Laureate Education stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.47, for a total transaction of $9,098,917.57. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LAUR traded up $0.35 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $20.80. 859,127 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 744,363. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.72 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $19.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. Laureate Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.26 and a twelve month high of $21.73.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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. On average, analysts expect that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th.

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.