Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.91 to $19.38
• 50-Day Range: $18.04 to $20.97
• 52-Week Range: $13.26 to $21.73
• Volume: 741,954 shs
• Average Volume: 724,025 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.84
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Laureate Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Laureate Education scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 283 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Laureate Education has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Laureate Education has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 9.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 9.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Laureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.66% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Laureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 7.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Laureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Laureate Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Laureate Education is 35.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Laureate Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.53% next year. This indicates that Laureate Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.09

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.66% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Laureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 7.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.31

News Sentiment

Laureate Education has a news sentiment score of 1.31. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

22 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Laureate Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Laureate Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $24,088.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.32% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.27% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LAUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LAUR shares performed this year?

Laureate Education's stock was trading at $18.29 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LAUR shares have increased by 4.4% and is now trading at $19.09.
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How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter?

Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.20. The company earned $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $411.50 million. Laureate Education had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.35% and a net margin of 18.92%.

When did Laureate Education IPO?

Laureate Education (LAUR) raised $536 million in an IPO on Wednesday, February 1st 2017. The company issued 29,000,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$20.00 per share. Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Macquarie Capital, J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KKR and Goldman Sachs acted 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 FMR LLC (15.00%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.41%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.71%) and Van Berkom & Associates Inc. (4.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberta Lp Wengen, Marcelo Cardoso, Richard Harvey Sinkfield III, Corro Pedro Del, Gerard M Knauer, Kkr Group Partnership LP, Cohen Steven A/Sac Capital Mgm and Ian Kendell Snow.
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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), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2025
• Today: 3/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Educational services
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LAUR
• CIK: 912766
• Web: www.laureate.net
• Phone: (786) 209-3368
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 28,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.00
• High Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $107.59 million
• Net Margins: 18.92%
• Pretax Margin: 23.11%
• Return on Equity: 32.35%
• Return on Assets: 14.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 0.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.84
• Cash Flow: $1.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.00
• Book Value: $6.01 per share
• Price / Book: 3.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 150,785,000
• Free Float: 147,189,000
• Market Cap: $2.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80