NASDAQ:LAUR Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $35.03 +0.09 (+0.26%) Closing price 11/13/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.03 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 11/13/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Laureate Education Stock (NASDAQ:LAUR) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Laureate Education alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$34.87▼$35.4850-Day Range$33.22▼$39.5952-Week Range$24.98▼$40.92Volume1.04 million shsAverage Volume1.47 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.76 billionP/E Ratio16.56Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$40.90Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Laureate Education, Inc. operates a network of private higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru. Its principal institutions are Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) and Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). The company offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as other academic and professional education, across fields that include business, health sciences, engineering and technology. Its institutions serve students through campus-based and digital learning options. Laureate traces its origins to Sylvan Learning Systems, founded in 1989, and later expanded internationally under the Laureate International Universities name. After divesting most of its institutions in other countries, the company focused its operations on Mexico and Peru.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Laureate Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreLAUR MarketRank™: 4.641920251835 of 5 starsLaureate Education scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 479 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingLaureate Education has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialLaureate Education has a consensus price target of $40.90, representing about 16.8% upside from its current price of $35.03.Amount of Analyst CoverageLaureate Education has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Laureate Education's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.09% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 15.09% in the coming year, from $2.12 to $2.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 16.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.11.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 16.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.27.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLaureate Education has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLaureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 4.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.39% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLaureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 15.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldLaureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLaureate Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Laureate Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.87% next year. This indicates that Laureate Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. News and Social Media4.0 / 5News Sentiment1.37 News SentimentLaureate Education has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Laureate Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares 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 $19,103,350.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.50% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.27% 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. 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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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LAUR Stock News HeadlinesLaureate Education Unit Buys Peruvian University for $35MNovember 5, 2026 | marketwatch.comLaureate Education’s Subsidiary in Peru Announces Acquisition, Expanding Capacity in Metropolitan Lima With New Campus LocationNovember 5, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comI'm handing you this one freeElon Musk doesn't own the chip powering every Tesla, every Starlink dish, and every AI satellite he builds. He licenses it from one overlooked company. That supplier just got a major catalyst. Musk filed to launch 1,000,000 satellites, a move analyst Dylan believes could drive a 100X bigger bill for this chipmaker starting December 8th. | Behind the Markets (Ad)Laureate Education, Inc. 2026 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationNovember 2, 2026 | seekingalpha.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Consumer Goods Companies: Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa (BUD) and Laureate Education (LAUR)October 31, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comLaureate Education (LAUR) Stock May Trade Below Fair Value Following Buyback NewsOctober 31, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate reaffirms 2026 revenue of $1.92B-$1.93B while adding $150M to buyback authorizationOctober 29, 2026 | seekingalpha.comLaureate Education, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2026October 29, 2026 | marketscreener.comMSee More Headlines LAUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LAUR shares performed this year? Laureate Education's stock was trading at $33.67 at the start of the year. Since then, LAUR stock has increased by 4.0% and is now trading at $35.03. How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter? Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. Laureate Education's quarterly revenue was up 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is Laureate Education doing a stock buyback? Laureate Education's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 30th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $150 million in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 3.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued. When did Laureate Education IPO? Laureate Education (LAUR) raised $536 million in an IPO on Wednesday, February 1st 2017. The company issued 29,000,000 shares at a price of $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. Who are Laureate Education's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Laureate Education include State Street Corp (3.68%), Ninety One UK Ltd (2.79%), Van Berkom & Associates Inc. (1.77%) and Snow Phipps Group LLC (1.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberta Lp Wengen, Ian Kendell Snow, Corro Pedro Del and Gerard M Knauer. 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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Laureate Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Laureate Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Micron Technology (MU), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Newmont (NEM), Pfizer (PFE) and Adtalem Global Education (ATGE). Company Calendar Last Earnings10/29/2026Today11/13/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (4d) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 As of 4 days ago, LAUR's financial health entered the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Diversified Consumer Services Sub-IndustryEducation Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:LAUR CIK912766 Webinvestors.laureate.net Phone(786) 209-3368FaxN/AEmployees33,900Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Laureate Education$40.90 High Price Target$45.00 Low Price Target$36.50 Potential Upside/Downside+16.8%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.57 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.73 Trailing P/E Ratio16.56 Forward P/E Ratio14.36 P/E Growth1.1Net Income$281.63 million Net Margins20.28% Pretax Margin25.86% Return on Equity26.41% Return on Assets12.76% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.16 Current Ratio0.71 Quick Ratio0.71 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.70 billion Price / Sales2.79 Cash Flow$2.56 per share Price / Cash Flow13.70 Book Value$8.54 per share Price / Book4.10Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares135,750,000Free Float133,710,000Market Cap$4.76 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.45 Social Links 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever PortfolioA strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership. 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