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 Date11/14/2019 (Estimated)
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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.11. The company earned $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $998.46 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 28.57% and a negative return on equity of 0.85%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.00 EPS. View Laureate Education's Earnings History.
When is Laureate Education's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for LAUR?
3 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Laureate Education's stock. Their predictions range from $19.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect Laureate Education's share price to reach $20.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Laureate Education.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Laureate Education?
3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laureate Education in the last year. There are currently 3 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 headlines about LAUR stock have trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Laureate Education earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Laureate Education.
Are investors shorting Laureate Education?
Laureate Education saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,141,200 shares, a decrease of 16.3% from the June 30th total of 1,362,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 974,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's stock are short sold. 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 New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (EDU), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Chegg (CHGG), Strategic Education (STRA), Graham (GHC), GSX Techedu (GSX), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Afya (AFYA), Hailiang Education Group (HLG), Career Education (CECO), OneSmart International Edun Gr (ONE), K12 (LRN), Bright Scholar Education Holdngs (BEDU), Arco Platform (ARCE) and Puxin (NEW).
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 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 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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.20%), BlackRock Inc. (2.59%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.79%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.67%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.64%) and Nut Tree Capital Management LP (0.60%). 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 and Saric Ruldolf Christophe Hoehn. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Laureate Education.
Which major investors are selling Laureate Education stock?
LAUR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., BlackRock Inc., Chicago Equity Partners LLC, William Blair Investment Management LLC, SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Laureate Education company stock in the last year include Alberta Lp Wengen, Jose Roberto Loureiro, Marcelo Cardoso, Paula R Singer, Ricardo M Berckemeyer and Saric Ruldolf Christophe Hoehn. View Insider Buying and Selling for Laureate Education.
Which major investors are buying Laureate Education stock?
LAUR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, SG Capital Management LLC, Luminus Management LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC and Great Lakes Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Laureate Education.
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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Laureate Education's stock price today?
One share of LAUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.54.
How big of a company is Laureate Education?
Laureate Education has a market capitalization of $3.94 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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