Laureate Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. It operates through five segments: Brazil, Mexico, Andean, Rest of World, and Online & Partnerships. The company offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs primarily in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Educational services
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Phone410-843-6100
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.35 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees60,000
Next Earnings Date11/6/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Laureate Education's stock symbol?
Laureate Education trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LAUR."
How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter?
Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ:LAUR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $998.46 million. Laureate Education had a negative return on equity of 0.85% and a net margin of 28.57%. The firm's revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.00 EPS. View Laureate Education's Earnings History.
When is Laureate Education's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Laureate Education's earnings call?
Laureate Education will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for LAUR?
5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Laureate Education's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate Laureate Education's stock price to reach $22.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 42.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Laureate Education.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Laureate Education?
5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laureate Education in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Laureate Education.
Has Laureate Education been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about LAUR stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Laureate Education earned a daily sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Laureate Education.
Are investors shorting Laureate Education?
Laureate Education saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,380,000 shares, an increase of 58.7% from the August 15th total of 2,130,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,260,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 3.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Laureate Education's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Laureate Education's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Laureate Education include Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Chegg (CHGG), GSX Techedu (GSX), Graham (GHC), Strategic Education (STRA), Afya (AFYA), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Hailiang Education Group (HLG), Bright Scholar Education Holdngs (BEDU), OneSmart International Edun Gr (ONE), Career Education (CECO), Arco Platform (ARCE), K12 (LRN), Puxin (NEW) and RISE Education Cayman (REDU).
What other stocks do shareholders of Laureate Education own?
Who are Laureate Education's key executives?
Laureate Education's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen, CEO & Director (Age 53)
- Mr. Ricardo M. Berckemeyer, Pres & COO (Age 49)
- Mr. Jean-Jacques Charhon, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 54)
- Mr. Tal Darmon, Chief Accounting Officer, Sr. VP & Global Corp. Controller
- Mr. Richard J. Patro, Chief Information Officer (Age 58)
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 acted 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?
Laureate Education's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hexavest Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Laureate Education stock include Alberta Lp Wengen, Apollo Management Holdings Gp,, Jose Roberto Loureiro, Marcelo Cardoso, Paula R Singer, Ricardo M Berckemeyer, Saric Ruldolf Christophe Hoehn and Sterling Capital Partners Iii. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Laureate Education.
Which major investors are buying Laureate Education stock?
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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Laureate Education's stock price today?
One share of LAUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.55.
How big of a company is Laureate Education?
Laureate Education has a market capitalization of $3.49 billion and generates $3.35 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $370.07 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.03) on an earnings per share basis. Laureate Education employs 60,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Laureate Education.
What is Laureate Education's official website?
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]
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