Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.20, Zacks reports. Laureate Education had a net margin of 15.76% and a return on equity of 27.13%. The firm had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $411.50 million. Laureate Education updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.
Laureate Education Price Performance
LAUR stock traded down $1.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $19.60. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,308,444 shares, compared to its average volume of 651,392. The stock has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 12.41 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $12.59 and a fifty-two week high of $21.73. The company's 50 day moving average is $18.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.35.
Insider Buying and Selling at Laureate Education
In other news, Director Corro Pedro Del sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.58, for a total transaction of $489,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 29,686 shares in the company, valued at $581,251.88. This trade represents a 45.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st.
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About Laureate Education
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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.
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