Laureate Education $LAUR Stock Position Lowered by Liontrust Investment Partners LLP

Key Points

• Liontrust Investment Partners LLP reduced its stake in Laureate Education by 34.3% in the first quarter, now holding 43,896 shares valued at approximately $898,000.
• Other institutional investors, including CWM LLC and Assenagon Asset Management S.A., have significantly increased their stakes, indicating strong interest in the company.
• Laureate Education reported a Q2 EPS of $0.79, exceeding estimates, with revenues of $524.20 million, reflecting a 5% year-over-year increase.

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP trimmed its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) by 34.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 43,896 shares of the company's stock after selling 22,901 shares during the quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP's holdings in Laureate Education were worth $898,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 3.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,060,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $267,081,000 after buying an additional 387,567 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Laureate Education by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,090,486 shares of the company's stock valued at $129,683,000 after acquiring an additional 87,267 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 22.0% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,150,013 shares of the company's stock worth $43,968,000 after purchasing an additional 388,143 shares during the period. Marathon Asset Management Ltd grew 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 purchasing an additional 112,492 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the first quarter valued at $36,637,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.27% of the company's stock.

Laureate Education Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR traded up $0.18 during trading on Thursday, reaching $26.24. 172,124 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 864,522. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $23.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.59. The firm has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.44 and a beta of 0.54. Laureate Education has a 12-month low of $14.45 and a 12-month high of $26.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Laureate Education Company 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.