Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Receives Buy (B) Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Laureate Education received a "buy (B)" rating from Weiss Ratings, while other analysts have adjusted their ratings, including a downgrade from "strong-buy" to "buy" by Wall Street Zen.
• The company's stock opened at $29.40 and has shown growth, with a 12-month revenue increase of 5.0% and an EPS of $0.79 for the last quarter, surpassing analyst expectations.
• Institutional investors have shown significant interest, with 96.27% of the stock owned by institutional investors and hedge funds, highlighting a robust confidence in the company's future performance.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy (b)" rating reissued by Weiss Ratings in a report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Laureate Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 20th. Zacks Research lowered Laureate Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on Laureate Education in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set a "buy" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $29.50.

Laureate Education Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ LAUR opened at $29.40 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $27.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.87. Laureate Education has a 12 month low of $15.15 and a 12 month high of $31.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.33 billion, a PE ratio of 17.29 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $524.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $502.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. The business's revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 1.51 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 3,540 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Laureate Education by 144.7% during the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 355,513 shares of the company's stock worth $7,270,000 after buying an additional 210,239 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 43.3% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 25,838 shares of the company's stock valued at $528,000 after purchasing an additional 7,813 shares in the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 43.4% in the first quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 935,239 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,126,000 after purchasing an additional 282,901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 3.9% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 367,368 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,513,000 after purchasing an additional 13,620 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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