Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $31.20 and last traded at $31.08, with a volume of 36332 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $30.94.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on LAUR shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Laureate Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 20th. UBS Group began coverage on Laureate Education in a report on Friday, September 19th. They set a "buy" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $29.50.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on LAUR
Laureate Education Stock Up 1.1%
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 firm has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 0.58. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $26.63 and a 200-day moving average of $23.31.
Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $524.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $502.00 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 29.46% and a net margin of 16.41%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 1.51 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Laureate Education
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 328.6% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 1st quarter worth about $62,000. Avanza Fonder AB acquired a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 1st quarter worth about $93,000. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 260.1% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,901 shares of the company's stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 3,540 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 1st quarter worth about $102,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.27% of the company's stock.
About Laureate Education
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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.
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