Laureate Education (LAUR) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) will likely be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.08) per share and revenue of $224.90 million for the quarter. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $411.50 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 32.35% and a net margin of 18.92%. On average, analysts expect Laureate Education to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LAUR traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $19.74. 430,817 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 754,441. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $19.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.18 and a beta of 0.43. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $13.26 and a fifty-two week high of $21.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Insider Transactions at Laureate Education

In related news, Director Ian Kendell Snow sold 520,831 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.47, for a total transaction of $9,098,917.57. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of 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 Company 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.