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Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$23.62 +0.15 (+0.62%)
As of 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern
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About Laureate Education Stock (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$23.09
$23.67
50-Day Range
$19.74
$23.63
52-Week Range
$13.60
$23.67
Volume
525,105 shs
Average Volume
746,777 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.52 billion
P/E Ratio
12.57
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$20.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Laureate Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

LAUR MarketRank™: 

Laureate Education scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 288 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Laureate Education has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Laureate Education has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Laureate Education's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 13.91% in the coming year, from $1.51 to $1.72 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 12.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.66.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 12.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 21.25.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Laureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 3.72. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Laureate Education's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.56% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Laureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 5.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Laureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Laureate Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Laureate Education is 36.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Laureate Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.53% next year. This indicates that Laureate Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Laureate Education's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.56% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Laureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 5.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Laureate Education has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    8 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Laureate Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Laureate Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.20% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.27% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Laureate Education's insider trading history.
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LAUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Laureate Education's stock was trading at $18.29 at the start of the year. Since then, LAUR shares have increased by 29.2% and is now trading at $23.6250.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $423.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $411.50 million. Laureate Education had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.57% and a net margin of 18.84%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Laureate Education (LAUR) raised $536 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, February 1st 2017. The company issued 29,000,000 shares at $17.00-$20.00 per share. Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Macquarie Capital, J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KKR and Goldman Sachs acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, Barrington Research, Piper Jaffray, Stifel, William Blair, Bradesco BBI and BTG Pactual were co-managers.

Shares of LAUR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Laureate Education investors own include American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/20/2025
Today
7/06/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
SCHOOLS
Sub-Industry
Personal Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LAUR
Fax
N/A
Employees
31,800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$20.50
High Stock Price Target
$24.00
Low Stock Price Target
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-13.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.57
Forward P/E Ratio
15.65
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$296.47 million
Pretax Margin
26.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.53 billion
Cash Flow
$2.08 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.36
Book Value
$6.35 per share
Price / Book
3.72

Miscellaneous

Free Float
147,024,000
Market Cap
$3.52 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.62

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This page (NASDAQ:LAUR) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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