Laureate Education Stock Forecast, Price & News

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Laureate Education a buy right now?

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laureate Education in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Laureate Education stock.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than Laureate Education?

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Are investors shorting Laureate Education?

Laureate Education saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,460,000 shares, a decline of 35.3% from the September 15th total of 3,800,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,080,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 3.3% of the company's stock are short sold.
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When is Laureate Education's next earnings date?

Laureate Education is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 4th 2021.
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How can I listen to Laureate Education's earnings call?

Laureate Education will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 4th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 404-537-3406 with passcode "7639888".

How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter?

Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 5th. The company reported ($0.19) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $327.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $313.20 million. Laureate Education had a negative net margin of 57.00% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.84%.
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How has Laureate Education's stock price been impacted by COVID-19?

Laureate Education's stock was trading at $16.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LAUR shares have increased by 4.6% and is now trading at $17.33.
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How often does Laureate Education pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Laureate Education?

Laureate Education announced a dividend on Wednesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 6th will be paid a dividend of $7.01 per share on Friday, October 29th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 5th.
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Is Laureate Education a good dividend stock?

Laureate Education pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.30%. The dividend payout ratio of Laureate Education is 16.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Laureate Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.57% next year. This indicates that Laureate Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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What guidance has Laureate Education issued on next quarter's earnings?

Laureate Education updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.03 billion-$1.07 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $992.58 million.

What price target have analysts set for LAUR?

2 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Laureate Education's stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $20.40. On average, they anticipate Laureate Education's stock price to reach $20.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% from the stock's current price.
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Who are Laureate Education's key executives?

Laureate Education's management team includes the following people:

• Eilif Serck-Hanssen, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
• Marcelo Barbalho Cardoso, Chief Operating Officer
• Richard M. Buskirk, Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
• Richard H. Sinkfield, Chief Legal, Ethics & Compliance Officer
• Leslie S. Brush, Secretary, VP & Assistant General Counsel

Who are some of Laureate Education's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Laureate Education include Chegg (CHGG), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Afya (AFYA), Youdao (DAO), Stride (LRN), Gaotu Techedu (GOTU), Hailiang Education Group (HLG), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Arco Platform (ARCE) and American Public Education (APEI).
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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 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 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), Belvedere Trading LLC (0.00%) and Sanders Morris Harris LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Laureate Education stock include Jean-Jacques Charhon, Juan Jose Hurtado, Paula R Singer, Steven Taslitz and Tal Darmon.
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Which major investors are buying Laureate Education stock?

LAUR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Belvedere Trading LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, and Sanders Morris Harris LLC.
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How do I buy shares of Laureate Education?

Shares of LAUR 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.
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What is Laureate Education's stock price today?

One share of LAUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.33.

How much money does Laureate Education make?

Laureate Education has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion and generates $1.02 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-613.33 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.37 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does Laureate Education have?

Laureate Education employs 37,000 workers across the globe.

What is Laureate Education's official website?

The official website for Laureate Education is www.laureate.net.

Where are Laureate Education's headquarters?

Laureate Education is headquartered at 650 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore MD, 21202.

How can I contact Laureate Education?

Laureate Education's mailing address is 650 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore MD, 21202. The company can be reached via phone at (410) 843-6100 or via email at [email protected].