Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC Has $11.24 Million Stock Holdings in Laureate Education $LAUR

Key Points

• Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Laureate Education by 7.5%, owning 549,696 shares valued at approximately $11.24 million as of its latest SEC filing.
• Laureate Education reported a quarterly EPS of $0.79, surpassing estimates, and generated $524.20 million in revenue, up 5% year-over-year.
• Analysts have raised their target price for Laureate Education from $23.00 to $24.00, with some upgrading the stock to a "strong-buy" rating.

Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) by 7.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 549,696 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 38,307 shares during the quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.36% of Laureate Education worth $11,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in LAUR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Laureate Education by 3.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,060,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $267,081,000 after purchasing an additional 387,567 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 87,267 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 22.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,150,013 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,968,000 after acquiring an additional 388,143 shares during the period. Marathon Asset Management Ltd boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 6.6% in the first quarter. Marathon Asset Management Ltd now owns 1,816,234 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,142,000 after acquiring an additional 112,492 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Laureate Education during the first quarter worth $36,637,000. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company's stock.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of Laureate Education stock traded up $0.39 during trading on Friday, reaching $26.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 301,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 864,726. Laureate Education has a one year low of $14.45 and a one year high of $26.87. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $23.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.73 and a beta of 0.54.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.06. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 29.46% and a net margin of 16.41%.The company had revenue of $524.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $502.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 1.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on LAUR. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Laureate Education from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Laureate Education from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $24.00.

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.