Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Laureate Education $LAUR

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 269.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 60,626 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 44,220 shares during the quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $2,041,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 1,060.2% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,888,000 after buying an additional 4,661,417 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,272,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,506,000 after buying an additional 105,712 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,384,000 after buying an additional 915,358 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A. boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 1,329,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,944,000 after buying an additional 115,151 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 113.8% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,133,000 after buying an additional 685,998 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LAUR opened at $33.54 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Laureate Education has a twelve month low of $21.16 and a twelve month high of $37.91. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $33.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.17. The stock has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.65 and a beta of 0.40.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.13) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LAUR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Laureate Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.00.

About Laureate Education

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.