NASDAQ:LAUR Laureate Education Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a 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. Log In and Add $12.95 -0.21 (-1.60 %) (As of 09/18/2020 03:39 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$12.71Now: $12.95▼$13.2250-Day Range$12.03MA: $12.74▼$13.3352-Week Range$7.30Now: $12.95▼$21.66Volume58,744 shsAverage Volume1.18 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.72 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta0.85 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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. It also operates online institutions that offer professional degree programs primarily for the working adults with undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLaureate Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $16.64, Laureate Education has a forecasted upside of 29.9% from its current price of $12.81.Amount of Analyst CoverageLaureate Education has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesLaureate Education has received 286 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLaureate Education has received 396 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLaureate Education has received 58.06% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Laureate Education and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LAUR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LAUR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. 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 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Laureate Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.19% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions54.36% 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 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Laureate Education are expected to decrease by -52.63% in the coming year, from $1.71 to $0.81 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is -11.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is -11.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLaureate Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.52. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLaureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.4Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.68 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNASDAQ:LAUR Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK912766 Webwww.laureate.net Phone410-843-6100Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.92 Current Ratio1.15 Quick Ratio1.15Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio7.57 P/E Growth0.52 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.25 billion Price / Sales0.84 Cash Flow$1.53 per share Price / Cash Flow8.45 Book Value$13.33 per share Price / Book0.97Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.07 Net Income$938.48 million Net Margins-8.14% Return on Equity11.36% Return on Assets4.62%Miscellaneous Employees50,000 Outstanding Shares210,020,000Market Cap$2.72 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $12.95 -0.21 (-1.60 %) (As of 09/18/2020 03:39 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive LAUR News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAUR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Frequently Asked Questions How has Laureate Education's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Laureate Education's stock was trading at $16.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LAUR shares have decreased by 22.1% and is now trading at $12.90. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Laureate Education? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laureate Education in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Laureate Education. When is Laureate Education's next earnings date? Laureate Education is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Laureate Education. How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter? Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ:LAUR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported ($1.47) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.45 by $1.92. The firm earned $791.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $786.53 million. Laureate Education had a negative net margin of 8.14% and a positive return on equity of 11.36%. Laureate Education's revenue for the quarter was down 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.48 EPS. View Laureate Education's earnings history. What guidance has Laureate Education issued on next quarter's earnings? Laureate Education issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.49-2.59 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.7 billion. What price target have analysts set for LAUR? 7 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Laureate Education's shares. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Laureate Education's share price to reach $16.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 29.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Laureate Education. Are investors shorting Laureate Education? Laureate Education saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 7,990,000 shares, an increase of 19.1% from the July 30th total of 6,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,070,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.5 days. Currently, 7.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Laureate Education's Short Interest. Who are some of Laureate Education's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Laureate Education include Chegg (CHGG), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Youdao (DAO), Graham (GHC), Afya (AFYA), Strategic Education (STRA), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Vasta Platform (VSTA), Hailiang Education Group (HLG), K12 (LRN), Arco Platform (ARCE), Bright Scholar Education Holdngs (BEDU), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Puxin (NEW) and OneSmart International Edun Gr (ONE). View all competitors. 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 Alibaba Group (BABA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), NVIDIA (NVDA), WPX Energy (WPX), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chegg (CHGG), Overstock.com (OSTK), Pure Storage (PSTG) and QUALCOMM (QCOM). Who are Laureate Education's key executives? Laureate Education's management team includes the following 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. ControllerMr. 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 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 acted 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (7.96%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.83%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.98%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.76%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.09%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (0.65%). Company insiders that own Laureate Education stock include Alberta Lp Wengen, Jean-Jacques Charhon, Jose Roberto Loureiro, Juan Jose Hurtado, Marcelo Cardoso, Paula R Singer, Ricardo M Berckemeyer, Saric Ruldolf Christophe Hoehn, Sterling Capital Partners Iii and Steven Taslitz. View institutional ownership trends for Laureate Education. Which institutional investors are selling Laureate Education stock? LAUR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fir Tree Capital Management LP, Vanguard Group Inc., Man Group plc, Natixis Advisors L.P., Bank of Montreal Can, First Trust Advisors LP, Atom Investors LP, and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Laureate Education company stock in the last year include Juan Jose Hurtado, Paula R Singer, and Steven Taslitz. View insider buying and selling activity for Laureate Education. Which institutional investors are buying Laureate Education stock? LAUR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., Formula Growth Ltd., AQR Capital Management LLC, William Blair Investment Management LLC, and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Laureate Education's stock price today? One share of LAUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.90. How big of a company is Laureate Education? Laureate Education has a market capitalization of $2.71 billion and generates $3.25 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $938.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.07 on an earnings per share basis. Laureate Education employs 50,000 workers across the globe. What is Laureate Education's official website? The official website for Laureate Education is www.laureate.net. How can I contact Laureate Education? Laureate Education's mailing address is 650 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore MD, 21202. 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