Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Sells 300,602 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Key Points

• Assenagon Asset Management cut its Laureate Education stake by 54.9%, selling 300,602 shares in the second quarter and retaining 246,592 shares valued at approximately $8.96 million. Institutional investors collectively own 96.27% of LAUR.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed, with four Buy, two Hold, and one Sell ratings; the consensus rating is Hold with a $40.50 price target. Shares opened at $36.68, below the consensus target.
• Laureate reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, posting $1.00 in EPS and $615.9 million in revenue, while revenue rose 17.5% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.04 to $2.10.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lowered its stake in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) by 54.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 246,592 shares of the company's stock after selling 300,602 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. owned approximately 0.18% of Laureate Education worth $8,956,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 3.3% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,053 shares of the company's stock valued at $443,000 after purchasing an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,183 shares of the company's stock worth $579,000 after buying an additional 565 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 109.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,097 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 572 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 25,418 shares of the company's stock worth $886,000 after buying an additional 576 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 0.5% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 126,399 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,955,000 after acquiring an additional 658 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on LAUR. Zacks Research downgraded Laureate Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barrington Research assumed coverage on Laureate Education in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $41.00 price objective on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group lifted their target price on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Laureate Education from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b+)" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $40.50.

Laureate Education Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of LAUR opened at $36.68 on Wednesday. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $24.98 and a fifty-two week high of $40.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of $37.15 and a 200 day moving average of $34.80. The firm has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.71.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $615.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $607.56 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 23.54%. The company's revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.12 EPS for the current year.

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.

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