Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Shares Down 3.9% - What's Next?

Key Points

• Laureate Education's share price decreased by 3.9% to $29.97, with trading volume declining by 50% from the average.
• Brokerages have mixed ratings on the stock, with Weiss Ratings maintaining a "buy" rating, while Zacks Research downgraded it to "hold."
• Laureate's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $0.79, exceeding expectations and a year-over-year revenue increase of 5.0%.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report)'s share price dropped 3.9% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $30.09 and last traded at $29.97. Approximately 445,510 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 50% from the average daily volume of 896,325 shares. The stock had previously closed at $31.19.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on LAUR. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Laureate Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 20th. Zacks Research cut shares of Laureate Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on Laureate Education in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set a "buy" rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Laureate Education currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $29.50.

Laureate Education Trading Down 5.5%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.35 and a beta of 0.63. The business's 50-day moving average price is $27.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.66.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.41% and a return on equity of 29.46%. The firm had revenue of $524.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $502.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.65 EPS. Laureate Education's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 1,875.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,340 shares of the company's stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 6,019 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 196,303 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,014,000 after purchasing an additional 2,769 shares during the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt purchased a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the 1st quarter valued at $1,972,000. Avanza Fonder AB acquired a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the 1st quarter worth $93,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of Laureate Education by 144.7% in 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. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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