Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Increases Position in Laureate Education $LAUR

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its position in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 15.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 244,718 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,164 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $8,526,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of LAUR. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,888,000 after acquiring an additional 4,661,417 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Laureate Education by 52.6% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,384,000 after purchasing an additional 915,358 shares during the last quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC bought a new stake in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,554,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 55.7% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,315,000 after purchasing an additional 811,108 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 113.8% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,133,000 after purchasing an additional 685,998 shares during the period. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of LAUR opened at $40.11 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a PE ratio of 21.11 and a beta of 0.40. 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 fifty-two week low of $21.53 and a fifty-two week high of $40.75. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.38.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.13) EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on LAUR. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research cut shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Laureate Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.88.

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.