61,982 Shares in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Acquired by Wolf Group Capital Advisors

Wolf Group Capital Advisors bought a new position in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 61,982 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,268,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Laureate Education by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,090,486 shares of the company's stock worth $129,683,000 after acquiring an additional 87,267 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,584,925 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,497,000 after buying an additional 130,172 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,181,073 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,892,000 after buying an additional 35,521 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,761,870 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,225,000 after buying an additional 122,094 shares during the period. Finally, Marathon Asset Management Ltd boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Marathon Asset Management Ltd now owns 1,703,742 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,161,000 after buying an additional 14,110 shares during the period. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LAUR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Laureate Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Laureate Education from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th.

Laureate Education Trading Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:LAUR traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $22.48. The stock had a trading volume of 1,744,569 shares, compared to its average volume of 746,084. Laureate Education has a one year low of $13.60 and a one year high of $23.61. The company has a market capitalization of $3.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96 and a beta of 0.62. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $21.59 and a 200 day moving average of $20.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Laureate Education Profile

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.