NASDAQ:LAUR Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Forecast, Price & News $12.39 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 05/26/2023 08:47 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.61▼$12.4150-Day Range$11.27▼$12.4152-Week Range$9.24▼$13.35Volume791,700 shsAverage Volume983,246 shsMarket Capitalization$1.95 billionP/E Ratio23.83Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$15.00 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Laureate Education MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside21.1% Upside$15.00 Price TargetShort InterestBearish3.04% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-1.09Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.02Based on 11 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$302,335 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth40.32%From $0.62 to $0.87 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.23 out of 5 starsConsumer Discretionary Sector150th out of 277 stocksEducational Services Industry11th out of 24 stocks 2.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLaureate Education has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $15.00, Laureate Education has a forecasted upside of 21.1% from its current price of $12.39.Amount of Analyst CoverageLaureate Education has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.04% of the outstanding shares of Laureate Education have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLaureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Laureate Education has recently increased by 4.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLaureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLaureate Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 4.6 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreLaureate Education has received a 72.70% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Distributing knowledge" impact, which is driven by its "Private master's level tertiary education services" and "Private bachelor's level tertiary education services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Laureate Education is -1.09. Previous Next 2.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLaureate Education has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Laureate Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $302,335.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.10% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.25% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 40.32% in the coming year, from $0.62 to $0.87 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 23.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.30.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 23.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 10.41.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLaureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 2.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) StockLaureate Education, Inc. engages in the provision of higher educational services to undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It operates through the Mexico segment and Peru segment. The Mexico and Peru segments include the operation and management of universities. The company was founded by Douglas L. Becker in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.Read More Receive LAUR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Laureate Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LAUR Stock News HeadlinesMay 26, 2023 | msn.comPresidential hopeful DeSantis inspires push to make book bans easier in Republican-controlled statesMay 26, 2023 | msn.comLatest GOP 2024 hopeful DeSantis ‘blazing a trail’ on book bans in Republican-controlled statesMay 29, 2023 | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Wall Street Veteran: "A New Wave of Crashes Will Rock US Stocks"He called the 2020 crash and 2022 bear market. Now he says the next 90 days will determine your financial life for a decade. It doesn't matter if you have money in stocks right now, or are waiting on the sidelines. The short period we're about to enter changes everything.May 26, 2023 | news.yahoo.comMiami censors Amanda Gorman’s luminous poem. Will they ban Jose Marti, too? | OpinionMay 26, 2023 | cbsnews.comFlorida school moves Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" to middle school section after complaintMay 25, 2023 | sfgate.comAmanda Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration banned by Florida schoolMay 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education Announces Election of Aristides de Macedo to Board of Directors and Appointment of Andrew B. Cohen as Vice Chair of the Board of DirectorsMay 23, 2023 | news.yahoo.comFlorida school bans Amanda Gorman's inaugural 'The Hill We Climb' poemMay 29, 2023 | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Wall Street Veteran: "A New Wave of Crashes Will Rock US Stocks"He called the 2020 crash and 2022 bear market. Now he says the next 90 days will determine your financial life for a decade. It doesn't matter if you have money in stocks right now, or are waiting on the sidelines. The short period we're about to enter changes everything.May 23, 2023 | msn.comFlorida school bans Amanda Gorman’s poem recited at Biden’s inaugurationMay 23, 2023 | msn.comFlorida school bans elementary students from reading Amanda Gorman's 'The Hill We Climb' poemMay 18, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comInsider Selling: Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) COO Sells $302,335.00 in StockMay 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education to Participate at Upcoming Conference in JuneMay 17, 2023 | omaha.comU.s. poet laureate will visit OmahaMay 16, 2023 | msn.comN.H. poet laureate: ‘The humanities make us human’May 16, 2023 | benzinga.comChief Operating Officer of Laureate Education Sold $302K In StockMay 16, 2023 | msn.comN.H.’s poet laureate on poetry and losing the ‘stone backpack of perfectionism’May 9, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLaureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Downgraded by Morgan Stanley to Equal WeightMay 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Stock Is Going Strong But Fundamentals Look Uncertain: What Lies AheadMay 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Stock Is Going Strong But Fundamentals Look Uncertain: What Lies Ahead ?May 8, 2023 | msn.comMorgan Stanley Downgrades Laureate Education (LAUR)May 6, 2023 | msn.comRabindranath Tagore birth anniversary: 10 profound quotes of the Nobel laureateMay 5, 2023 | msn.comHampton University student named Virginia’s next Poet LaureateMay 5, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Services Companies: Darden (DRI) and Laureate Education (LAUR)May 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2023 Laureate Education Inc Earnings CallMay 4, 2023 | seekingalpha.comLaureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Q1 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 4, 2023 | msn.comLaureate Education GAAP EPS of -$0.17 misses by $0.10, revenue of $251.3M beats by $18.2MSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive LAUR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Laureate Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LAUR Company Calendar Last Earnings5/04/2023Today5/28/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)8/03/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNASDAQ:LAUR CUSIPN/A CIK912766 Webwww.laureate.net Phone(786) 209-3368FaxN/AEmployees35,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$15.00 High Stock Price Forecast$15.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$15.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+21.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.52 Trailing P/E Ratio23.83 Forward P/E Ratio19.98 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$69.57 million Net Margins6.78% Pretax Margin17.67% Return on Equity9.62% Return on Assets4.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.26 Current Ratio0.69 Quick Ratio0.69 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.24 billion Price / Sales1.57 Cash Flow$0.95 per share Price / Cash Flow12.98 Book Value$5.22 per share Price / Book2.37Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares157,170,000Free Float153,716,000Market Cap$1.95 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.77 Key ExecutivesEilif Serck-HanssenPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorMarcelo Barbalho CardosoChief Operating Officer & Executive Vice PresidentRichard M. BuskirkChief Financial Officer & Senior Vice PresidentRichard H. SinkfieldChief Legal, Ethics & Compliance OfficerLeslie S. BrushSecretary, VP & Assistant General CounselKey CompetitorsStrategic EducationNASDAQ:STRAAdtalem Global EducationNYSE:ATGEStrideNYSE:LRNAfyaNASDAQ:AFYAGrahamNYSE:GHCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsProShare Advisors LLCSold 1,474 shares on 5/26/2023Ownership: 0.010%Royce & Associates LPBought 50,000 shares on 5/23/2023Ownership: 0.032%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Bought 227,793 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.171%Putnam Investments LLCSold 6,200 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.093%New York State Common Retirement FundSold 27,200 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.045%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LAUR Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Laureate Education stock right now? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laureate Education in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" LAUR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LAUR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View LAUR analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Laureate Education's stock price forecast for 2023? 1 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Laureate Education's shares. Their LAUR share price forecasts range from $15.00 to $15.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $15.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for LAUR or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have LAUR shares performed in 2023? Laureate Education's stock was trading at $9.62 at the start of the year. Since then, LAUR shares have increased by 28.8% and is now trading at $12.39. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is Laureate Education's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 3rd 2023. View our LAUR earnings forecast. How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter? Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 4th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $251.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $233.94 million. Laureate Education had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.62% and a net margin of 6.78%. How often does Laureate Education pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Laureate Education? Laureate Education declared a None dividend on Monday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.36 per share on Thursday, November 17th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 3rd. Read our dividend analysis for LAUR. What ETFs hold Laureate Education's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) stock in their portfolio include iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU), Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (PSL), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB), iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (SMMV), Global X Millennial Consumer ETF (MILN), VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF (USVM), IQ Chaikin U.S. Small Cap ETF (CSML) and What guidance has Laureate Education issued on next quarter's earnings? Laureate Education issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.41 billion-$1.43 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.36 billion. What other stocks do shareholders of Laureate Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Laureate Education investors own include Chegg (CHGG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Ford Motor (F), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Pure Storage (PSTG), WPX Energy (WPX), Raytheon Technologies (RTX) and AMC Entertainment (AMC). When did Laureate Education IPO? (LAUR) raised $536 million in an IPO 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 served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, Barrington Research, Piper Jaffray, Stifel, William Blair, Bradesco BBI and BTG Pactual were co-managers. What is Laureate Education's stock symbol? Laureate Education trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LAUR." Who are Laureate Education's major shareholders? Laureate Education's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (10.25%), BlackRock Inc. (8.55%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.28%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.19%), Boston Partners (2.44%) and State Street Corp (1.79%). Insiders that own company stock include Cohen Steven A/Sac Capital Mgm, Eilif Serck-Hanssen, Kkr Group Partnership LP, Marcelo Cardoso, Michael J Durham and Tal Darmon. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Laureate Education? Shares of LAUR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Laureate Education's stock price today? One share of LAUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.39. How much money does Laureate Education make? Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion and generates $1.24 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $69.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.52 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Laureate Education have? The company employs 35,000 workers across the globe. How can I contact Laureate Education? Laureate Education's mailing address is 650 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore MD, 21202. The official website for the company is www.laureate.net. The company can be reached via phone at (786) 209-3368 or via email at ir@laureate.net. This page (NASDAQ:LAUR) was last updated on 5/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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