NASDAQ:LAUR Laureate Education - LAUR Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Laureate Education, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $11.00 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 01/27/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$10.84▼$11.0350-Day Range$9.33▼$11.0052-Week Range$9.24▼$13.35Volume737,959 shsAverage Volume1.41 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.81 billionP/E Ratio32.35Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$15.00 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Laureate Education MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside36.4% Upside$15.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.74% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-1.27Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.46Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$309.04 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth106.52%From $0.46 to $0.95 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.2.95 out of 5 starsConsumer Discretionary Sector8th out of 276 stocksEducational Services Industry2nd out of 22 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLaureate Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $15.00, Laureate Education has a forecasted upside of 36.4% from its current price of $11.00.Amount of Analyst CoverageLaureate Education has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.74% 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 1.5, 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 8.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. 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 71.66% 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 -1.27. Previous Next 1.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLaureate Education has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 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 $309,044,942.00 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 106.52% in the coming year, from $0.46 to $0.95 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 32.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.45.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 32.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 12.53.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLaureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. 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., together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company offers 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. It provides its services in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.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 HeadlinesJanuary 21, 2023 | msn.comCarolyn Bertozzi, Nobel laureate in chemistry : ‘We’ve invented a miniature lawn mower for cancer cells’January 19, 2023 | msn.comJason Magabo Perez of Clairemont Mesa Becomes San Diego’s Second Poet LaureateJanuary 27, 2023 | Porter & Company (Ad)The Next Big Crisis Is HereYou just can’t see it yet because it’s NOT a banking, financial, or economic crisis… it’s far worse and threatens every dollar in your retirement account.January 18, 2023 | forbes.comLaureate EducationJanuary 18, 2023 | msn.comNobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee's Call for Amb. 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(NASDAQ:LAUR) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 63%January 5, 2023 | msn.comJanet Mills kicks off second term with inaugural celebrationJanuary 4, 2023 | msn.comHoly Cross professor Oliver de la Paz is Worcester's next Poet LaureateJanuary 4, 2023 | msn.comMills to be sworn in for second term as Maine governorDecember 29, 2022 | seekingalpha.comLaureate Education Should Rebound, But Not SoonDecember 26, 2022 | barrons.com20 Minutes With: The Nasher Sculpture Center’s Jeremy StrickDecember 23, 2022 | msn.comActivist Malala Yousafzai : Women are being "erased from public life" as Taliban issues education banDecember 17, 2022 | msn.comPACU taps UN Sasakawa laureate for Climate Smart Academia 2050December 14, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comApplauding Junior Achievement and Omega World Travel's 50th YearDecember 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education to Participate at the Morgan Stanley Latin America Executive Conference in January 2023December 7, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com2022 Yidan Prize Summit: Providing a Platform to Spotlight Educator Development and EmpowermentNovember 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAre Laureate Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LAUR) Mixed Financials The Reason For Its Gloomy Performance on The Stock Market?November 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comKKR Divests 32.8M Shares In Laureate Education Via Secondary OfferingNovember 19, 2022 | msn.comNewsom names California’s new poet laureate. He adds to Fresno’s legacy in the art formNovember 18, 2022 | msn.comAugustana senior named 2022 student laureateSee 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 Earnings11/03/2022Ex-Dividend for 11/17 Dividend11/03/2022Dividend Payable11/17/2022Today1/27/2023Next Earnings (Confirmed)2/23/2023Fiscal 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(410) 843-6100FaxN/AEmployees24,000Year 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+36.4%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.34 Trailing P/E Ratio32.35 Forward P/E Ratio23.91 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$192.45 million Net Margins4.72% Pretax Margin13.76% Return on Equity2.59% Return on Assets1.22% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.09 Current Ratio0.83 Quick Ratio0.83 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.09 billion Price / Sales1.67 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$6.31 per share Price / Book1.74Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares164,649,000Free Float161,191,000Market Cap$1.81 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.77 Key ExecutivesMr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen (Age 57)Pres, CEO & Director Comp: $4.77MMr. Richard M. Buskirk (Age 46)Sr. VP & CFO Comp: $1.83MMr. Marcelo Barbalho Cardoso (Age 51)Exec. VP & COO Comp: $2.52MMr. Richard H. Sinkfield III (Age 53)Chief Legal Officer and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Comp: $1.64MMr. Gerard M. Knauer (Age 47)VP of Accounting & Global Controller Adam SmithVP of Communications & Public AffairsMr. Luis H. NoveloSr. VP & Chief People OfficerMr. Adam MorseSr. VP of Corp. Fin. & Global TreasurerMs. Leslie S. BrushVP, Assistant Gen. Counsel & Sec.More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsStrideNYSE:LRNAdtalem Global EducationNYSE:ATGEAfyaNASDAQ:AFYAStrategic EducationNASDAQ:STRAPerdoceo EducationNASDAQ:PRDOView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsAllspring Global Investments Holdings LLCSold 4,692 shares on 1/23/2023Ownership: 0.011%Clear Harbor Asset Management LLCBought 5,000 shares on 1/20/2023Ownership: 0.036%Assenagon Asset Management S.A.Bought 445,562 shares on 1/12/2023Ownership: 0.271%Bank of New York Mellon CorpBought 23,320 shares on 12/8/2022Ownership: 1.316%Bridgefront Capital LLCBought 10,163 shares on 11/29/2022Ownership: 0.006%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 equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laureate Education in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" LAUR shares. View LAUR analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Laureate Education's stock price forecast for 2023? 1 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Laureate Education's shares. Their LAUR share price forecasts range from $15.00 to $15.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $15.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 36.4% 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 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, LAUR shares have increased by 14.3% and is now trading at $11.00. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Laureate Education? Laureate Education saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,510,000 shares, a drop of 8.4% from the December 31st total of 2,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,730,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 2.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Laureate Education's Short Interest. When is Laureate Education's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 23rd 2023. View our LAUR earnings forecast. How can I listen to Laureate Education's earnings call? Laureate Education will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 23rd at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link. How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter? Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) issued its earnings results on Thursday, November, 3rd. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.19. The company earned $301 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $293.34 million. Laureate Education had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.59% and a net margin of 4.72%. How often does Laureate Education pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Laureate Education? Laureate Education announced a None dividend on Monday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $1.36 per share on Thursday, November 17th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 3rd. Read our dividend analysis for LAUR. What guidance has Laureate Education issued on next quarter's earnings? Laureate Education issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 10th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.22 billion-$1.23 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.22 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 initial public offering 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. 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.27%), Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC (0.04%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Cohen Steven A/Sac Capital Mgm, Eilif Serck-Hanssen, Jean-Jacques Charhon, 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 $11.00. How much money does Laureate Education make? Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion and generates $1.09 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $192.45 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.34 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Laureate Education have? The company employs 24,000 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 (410) 843-6100 or via email at ir@laureate.net. 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