NASDAQ:LAUR Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Shocking $16T Elon Musk Crypto Leak (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free LAUR Stock Alerts $16.34 +0.16 (+0.99%) (As of 05/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$16.13▼$16.3550-Day Range$13.56▼$16.3452-Week Range$11.34▼$16.60Volume584,732 shsAverage Volume972,149 shsMarket Capitalization$2.58 billionP/E Ratio22.08Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$17.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Laureate Education alerts: Email Address Laureate Education MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside4.0% Upside$17.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.06% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainability-1.09Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.93Based on 9 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$31.07 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth20.16%From $1.29 to $1.55 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.49 out of 5 starsConsumer Discretionary Sector49th out of 270 stocksEducational Services Industry3rd out of 22 stocks 1.5 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 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLaureate Education has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Laureate Education's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 4.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.06% of the outstanding shares of Laureate Education have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLaureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 11.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLaureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLaureate Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Laureate Education is 91.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Laureate Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.87% next year. This indicates that Laureate Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Laureate Education's dividend. Previous Next 4.6 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreLaureate Education has received a 72.70% 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 -1.09. Previous Next 3.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLaureate Education has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Laureate Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $31,073,410.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.32% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.27% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Laureate Education's insider trading history. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 20.16% in the coming year, from $1.29 to $1.55 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 22.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.48.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 22.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.09.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLaureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 2.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Laureate Education's valuation and earnings. 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Its services are provides 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 LAUR Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LAUR Stock News HeadlinesMay 15, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Director Sells 5,957 Shares of StockMay 9, 2024 | insidertrades.comLaureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Director Sells $30,962,545.92 in StockMay 17 at 6:52 PM | msn.comMeet the high school senior who just won Georgia’s 11th annual Poet Laureate’s PrizeMay 12, 2024 | detroitnews.comQ&A: jessica Care moore tells us what kind of poet laureate she's going to be for DetroitMay 10, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comIan Kendell Snow Sells 2,114,928 Shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) StockMay 8, 2024 | msn.comBranson student named Marin’s first youth poet laureateMay 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEarnings growth outpaced the favorable 40% return delivered to Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) shareholders over the last yearMay 6, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 5, 2024 | seekingalpha.comLaureate Education, Inc. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 4, 2024 | yahoo.comPoet laureate touts importance of librariesMay 3, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2024 Laureate Education Inc Earnings CallMay 3, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education Inc (LAUR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strategic ...May 2, 2024 | msn.comLAUR Stock Earnings: Laureate Education Misses EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024May 2, 2024 | msn.comLaureate Education GAAP EPS of -$0.07 misses by $0.04, revenue of $275.4M beats by $6.1MMay 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q1May 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education Inc. (LAUR) Q1 2024 Earnings: Revenue Surpasses Estimates Despite ChallengesMay 2, 2024 | msn.comMy father survived the Holocaust. Why are students taking part in a new call to violence?May 2, 2024 | globenewswire.comLaureate Education Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2024May 1, 2024 | msn.comDetroit People's Food Co-op opens • Michigan Central unveiling plans • The new poet laureateMay 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLaureate Education Earnings: What To Look For From LAURApril 30, 2024 | yahoo.comJessica Care Moore named poet laureate: 'An authentic voice of Detroit'April 27, 2024 | msn.comMeet Indonesia’s Rolex Awards for Enterprise laureate: how Denica Riadini-Flesch, ex-World Bank economist and founder of the SukkhaCitta sustainable clothing label, is ...April 24, 2024 | msn.comJamus Lim on why Singapore has never produced Nobel laureate and why straight-A students ‘never rise to the top’April 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPrem Watsa Named 2024 Insurance Hall of Fame LaureateApril 17, 2024 | msn.comConcord Academy removes Boston’s poet laureate as commencement speakerSee More Headlines 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 Company Calendar Last Earnings5/02/2024Today5/19/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/01/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNASDAQ:LAUR CUSIPN/A CIK912766 Webwww.laureate.net Phone(786) 209-3368FaxN/AEmployees28,900Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$17.00 High Stock Price Target$17.00 Low Stock Price Target$17.00 Potential Upside/Downside+4.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.74 Trailing P/E Ratio22.08 Forward P/E Ratio12.67 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$107.59 million Net Margins8.19% Pretax Margin17.91% Return on Equity13.98% Return on Assets6.22% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio0.55 Quick Ratio0.55 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.48 billion Price / Sales1.73 Cash Flow$1.40 per share Price / Cash Flow11.69 Book Value$5.91 per share Price / Book2.76Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares157,590,000Free Float153,934,000Market Cap$2.58 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.75 Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? Click the link to learn what streetwise investors need to know about the metaverse and public markets before making an investment.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen (Age 58)President, CEO & Director Comp: $2.16MMr. Richard M. Buskirk (Age 47)Senior VP & CFO Comp: $960.85kMr. Marcelo Barbalho Cardoso (Age 52)Executive VP, CEO of Mexico & COO Comp: $1.31MKey CompetitorsAdtalem Global EducationNYSE:ATGEStrategic EducationNASDAQ:STRAStrideNYSE:LRNAfyaNASDAQ:AFYAGrahamNYSE:GHCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsBlantyre Capital LtdSold 425,860 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 1.162%California State Teachers Retirement SystemSold 7,328 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 0.085%Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MDBought 70,121 shares on 5/15/2024Ownership: 0.099%Lazard Asset Management LLCBought 1,301 shares on 5/15/2024Ownership: 0.013%Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.Bought 30,400 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.245%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LAUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Laureate Education stock 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" LAUR shares. View LAUR analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Laureate Education's stock price target for 2024? 2 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Laureate Education's stock. Their LAUR share price targets range from $17.00 to $17.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $17.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.0% 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 2024? Laureate Education's stock was trading at $13.71 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LAUR stock has increased by 19.2% and is now trading at $16.34. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. When is Laureate Education's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2024. View our LAUR earnings forecast. How were Laureate Education's earnings last quarter? Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.12. The company earned $275.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $269.35 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 8.19% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.98%. Laureate Education's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.17) earnings per share. How often does Laureate Education pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Laureate Education? Laureate Education declared a dividend on Thursday, November 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share on Thursday, November 30th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 14th. Read our dividend analysis for LAUR. Is Laureate Education a good dividend stock? Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. The dividend payout ratio is 91.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, LAUR will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.87% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for LAUR. What ETFs hold Laureate Education's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (PSL) and iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU).JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (JPSE). What guidance has Laureate Education issued on next quarter's earnings? Laureate Education updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Friday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 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), RTX (RTX) and AMC Entertainment (AMC). When did Laureate Education IPO? Laureate Education (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. Who are Laureate Education's major shareholders? Laureate Education's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.03%), Fourth Sail Capital LP (1.35%), Blantyre Capital Ltd (1.16%), First Pacific Advisors LP (0.52%), Cercano Management LLC (0.38%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberta Lp Wengen, Cohen Steven A/Sac Capital Mgm, Corro Pedro Del, Eilif Serck-Hanssen, Ian Kendell Snow, Kkr Group Partnership LP, Marcelo Cardoso, Michael J Durham and Richard Harvey Sinkfield III. 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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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