59,500 Shares in Laureate Education $LAUR Bought by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 59,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,073,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 109.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 328.6% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $100,000. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Laureate Education presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.88.

Laureate Education Trading Down 0.1%

LAUR stock opened at $36.32 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion, a PE ratio of 19.12 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57. Laureate Education has a one year low of $21.53 and a one year high of $38.28. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $33.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.00.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The firm had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.06 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.13) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Laureate Education will post 2.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Laureate Education Company Profile

Laureate Education, Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) is a leading global network of higher education institutions dedicated to providing undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to a diverse student body. The company designs and delivers academic offerings through a combination of campus-based and online platforms, focusing on fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, education and hospitality management. By aligning its curriculum with regional workforce needs, Laureate aims to equip students with practical skills and industry insights that support career advancement and lifelong learning.

Through its network, Laureate operates a broad portfolio of universities and colleges, including both longstanding campus institutions and digitally native programs.