Two Sigma Investments LP Grows Holdings in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR - Free Report) by 43.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 91,659 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 27,699 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP owned about 0.06% of Laureate Education worth $1,676,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. J.Safra Asset Management Corp lifted its holdings in Laureate Education by 34.4% in the fourth quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 3,386 shares of the company's stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 866 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 48.4% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,049 shares of the company's stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 1,974 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 6,976 shares of the company's stock valued at $128,000 after acquiring an additional 673 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 4th quarter valued at $216,000. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Laureate Education by 112.8% during the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 12,180 shares of the company's stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 6,455 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.27% of the company's stock.

Laureate Education Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR traded down $0.14 during trading on Thursday, reaching $22.40. 136,624 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 738,691. Laureate Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $13.60 and a 1-year high of $23.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $20.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.55 and a beta of 0.59.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ian Kendell Snow sold 520,831 shares of Laureate Education stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.47, for a total transaction of $9,098,917.57. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Laureate Education from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. 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 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.