Corient Private Wealth LP Takes $4.13 Million Position in Laureate Education $LAUR

Key Points

• Corient Private Wealth acquired 113,791 Laureate Education shares worth approximately $4.13 million, while institutional investors collectively own 96.27% of the company.
• Laureate reported quarterly EPS of $1.00, exceeding the $0.96 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 17.5% year over year to $615.9 million.
• Analyst sentiment remains “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of $40.50, although Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to “underweight”; meanwhile, insiders sold more than $19.1 million of shares over the past 90 days.

Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 113,791 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,133,000. Corient Private Wealth LP owned 0.08% of Laureate Education at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in Laureate Education during the fourth quarter worth about $27,554,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Laureate Education by 736.0% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 726,646 shares of the company's stock worth $25,316,000 after acquiring an additional 639,726 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 15.7% during the first quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 244,718 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,526,000 after purchasing an additional 33,164 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund acquired a new position in Laureate Education during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,070,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 26.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 397,856 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,861,000 after purchasing an additional 82,441 shares during the period. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Laureate Education Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $36.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $4.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.20, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.38. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $24.98 and a 52-week high of $40.92. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.33.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.04. The company 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 firm's revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.79 earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on LAUR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $41.00 target price on shares of Laureate Education in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Laureate Education from a "buy (b+)" rating to a "buy (a-)" rating in a report on Thursday, September 10th. 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 for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut Laureate Education from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $34.50 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, July 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $40.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ian Snow sold 427,019 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.26, for a total transaction of $15,483,708.94. Following the sale, the director owned 1,646,324 shares in the company, valued at $59,695,708.24. This represents a 20.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders sold 521,229 shares of company stock worth $19,103,350 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Laureate Education Company Profile

Laureate Education, Inc is an international network of higher education institutions that provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional education, and other learning services. Its institutions offer programs in fields such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, communications, and technology, through campus-based and digital learning formats.

The company primarily serves students in Mexico and Peru through well-known institutions including Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), Universidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC), Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN), and Cibertec.

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