Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:LAUR Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $27.54 +0.20 (+0.73%) As of 03:38 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Laureate Education Stock (NASDAQ:LAUR) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Laureate Education alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$27.15▼$27.6350-Day Range$22.48▼$27.3452-Week Range$14.45▼$27.63Volume331,457 shsAverage Volume864,039 shsMarket Capitalization$4.06 billionP/E Ratio16.20Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$24.00Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview 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. It also offers specialized courses for technical and vocational training; and senior high school. Its services are provides in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Read More Laureate Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks82nd Percentile Overall ScoreLAUR MarketRank™: Laureate Education scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 288 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingLaureate Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLaureate Education has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Laureate Education's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.91% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 13.91% in the coming year, from $1.51 to $1.72 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 16.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.62.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 16.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 17.90.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLaureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 3.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Laureate Education's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.93% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLaureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Laureate Education has recently increased by 0.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldLaureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLaureate Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG4.6 / 5Environmental Score-1.09 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.93% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLaureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Laureate Education has recently increased by 0.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment1.52 News SentimentLaureate Education has a news sentiment score of 1.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.01 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Laureate Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.20% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.27% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Laureate Education's insider trading history. 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LAUR Stock News HeadlinesPeering Into Laureate Education's Recent Short InterestAugust 20, 2025 | benzinga.comLAUR Q2 Deep Dive: Enrollment Growth, Digital Expansion, and New Campus Strategy Drive OutlookAugust 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comAmazon’s big Bitcoin embarrassmentBitcoin just passed Amazon in total market cap — but most investors are missing the bigger opportunity. While the crowd buys Bitcoin outright, trader Larry Benedict is using a method called “Bitcoin Skimming” to target 6x, 9x, even 22x bigger profits. He reveals how it works in a free video.August 28 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Laureate Education’s Q2 Earnings CallAugust 13, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education Reports Strong Growth and ExpansionAugust 12, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comLaureate Education: Resilient, Focused, And Fully ValuedAugust 5, 2025 | seekingalpha.comLaureate outlines 2025 revenue guidance increase to $1.615B–$1.630B while advancing campus expansion in Mexico and PeruAugust 1, 2025 | msn.comLaureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 1, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines LAUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LAUR shares performed this year? Laureate Education's stock was trading at $18.29 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LAUR stock has increased by 50.2% and is now trading at $27.4790. How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter? Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. The company's revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did Laureate Education IPO? Laureate Education (LAUR) raised $536 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, February 1st 2017. The company issued 29,000,000 shares at $17.00-$20.00 per share. Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Macquarie Capital, J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KKR and Goldman Sachs served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, Barrington Research, Piper Jaffray, Stifel, William Blair, Bradesco BBI and BTG Pactual were co-managers. Who are Laureate Education's major shareholders? Laureate Education's top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.22%), State Street Corp (2.22%), Boston Partners (1.68%) and Boston Partners (1.70%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberta Lp Wengen, Marcelo Cardoso, Richard Harvey Sinkfield III, Corro Pedro Del, Gerard M Knauer, Ian Kendell Snow and Kkr Group Partnership LP. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Laureate Education? Shares of LAUR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Laureate Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Laureate Education investors own include American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/31/2025Today8/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry SCHOOLS Sub-IndustryPersonal Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:LAUR CIK912766 Webwww.laureate.net Phone(786) 209-3368FaxN/AEmployees31,800Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Laureate Education$24.00 High Price Target$24.00 Low Price Target$24.00 Potential Upside/Downside-12.8%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.70 Trailing P/E Ratio16.18 Forward P/E Ratio18.22 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$296.47 million Net Margins16.41% Pretax Margin24.08% Return on Equity29.46% Return on Assets14.61% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.07 Current Ratio0.75 Quick Ratio0.75 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.57 billion Price / Sales2.59 Cash Flow$2.11 per share Price / Cash Flow13.06 Book Value$7.13 per share Price / Book3.86Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares147,360,000Free Float145,595,000Market Cap$4.05 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.54 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? 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