Laureate Education (LAUR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $33.12 +0.15 (+0.45%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.90 -0.22 (-0.66%) As of 05:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Laureate Education Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, Laureate Education (LAUR) had a short interest of 5.34 million shares sold short, representing 3.87% of the public float. This marks a -5.45% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, meaning it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.51 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,342,167 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,650,266 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.45%Dollar Volume Sold Short$160.75 millionShort Interest Ratio4.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Outstanding Shares139,980,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.87%Today's Trading Volume815,379 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,511,579 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average54% Short Selling Laureate Education? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Laureate Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLAUR Short Interest Over TimeLAUR Days to Cover Over TimeLAUR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Laureate Education Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20265,342,167 shares $160.75 million -5.5%3.9%4.03 $30.09 4/15/20265,650,266 shares $186.52 million -5.7%4.0%4.04 $33.01 3/31/20265,989,225 shares $208.66 million +92.9%4.2%1.82 $34.84 3/13/20263,104,862 shares $106.37 million +57.6%2.2%1.54 $34.26 2/27/20261,970,235 shares $63.72 million -1.0%1.4%1.53 $32.34 2/13/20261,989,380 shares $69.17 million +8.5%1.4%2.25 $34.77 1/30/20261,833,032 shares $62.87 million -14.6%1.3%1.92 $34.30 1/15/20262,147,019 shares $76.05 million +13.7%1.5%2.45 $35.42 12/31/20251,888,613 shares $63.59 million -14.1%1.3%1.66 $33.67 12/15/20252,198,477 shares $71.89 million -1.6%1.5%1.77 $32.70 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LAUR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Laureate Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/28/20252,234,624 shares $69.02 million +19.8%1.5%2.19 $30.89 11/14/20251,865,289 shares $56.20 million -8.1%1.3%1.3 $30.13 10/31/20252,029,344 shares $58.91 million -10.4%1.4%1.9 $29.03 10/15/20252,260,000 shares $66.94 million +1.8%1.6%2.3 $29.62 9/30/20252,220,000 shares $70.02 million -30.0%N/A2 $31.54 9/15/20253,170,000 shares $93.58 million +9.7%N/A3 $29.52 8/31/20252,890,000 shares $79.42 million -0.7%2.0%2.9 $27.48 8/15/20252,910,000 shares $75.40 million +3.6%N/A3 $25.91 7/31/20252,810,000 shares $63.51 million +0.4%1.9%3 $22.60 7/15/20252,800,000 shares $66.14 million +10.2%N/A3 $23.62 6/30/20252,540,000 shares $59.39 million +10.4%1.7%3 $23.38 6/15/20252,300,000 shares $50.88 million -5.4%1.6%2.8 $22.12 5/31/20252,430,000 shares $54.48 million -16.8%1.7%3 $22.42 5/15/20252,920,000 shares $66.11 million +6.2%2.0%3.4 $22.64 4/30/20252,750,000 shares $55.19 million -3.5%N/A3.1 $20.07 4/15/20252,850,000 shares $55.20 million +3.3%1.9%3.3 $19.37 3/31/20252,760,000 shares $56.44 million +2.6%1.9%3.4 $20.45 3/15/20252,690,000 shares $50.81 million +9.4%1.8%3.7 $18.89 2/28/20252,460,000 shares $49.03 million +0.8%1.7%3.5 $19.93 2/15/20252,440,000 shares $49.07 million -7.2%1.7%3.8 $20.11 1/31/20252,630,000 shares $49.23 million -16.2%N/A4.2 $18.72 1/15/20253,140,000 shares $59.09 million +4.3%N/A5 $18.82 12/31/20243,010,000 shares $55.05 million -20.4%N/A4.9 $18.29 12/15/20243,780,000 shares $71.56 million +12.8%N/A6 $18.93 11/30/20243,350,000 shares $63.65 million -2.6%N/A5.1 $19.00 11/15/20243,440,000 shares $63.67 million -16.9%N/A5.3 $18.51 10/31/20244,140,000 shares $71.13 million -13.6%N/A6.3 $17.18 10/15/20244,790,000 shares $74.05 million -2.0%N/A6.6 $15.46 9/30/20244,890,000 shares $81.22 million -14.4%N/A6.4 $16.61 9/15/20245,710,000 shares $94.22 million -4.2%N/A6.9 $16.50Read now. 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Click here now. 8/31/20245,960,000 shares $91.90 million +1.2%N/A7.6 $15.42 8/15/20245,890,000 shares $87.82 million +10.7%N/A7.4 $14.91 7/31/20245,320,000 shares $82.46 million +4.9%N/A6.3 $15.50 7/15/20245,070,000 shares $78.23 million +2.0%N/A6.3 $15.43 6/30/20244,970,000 shares $74.25 million +5.3%N/A6.2 $14.94 6/15/20244,720,000 shares $66.55 million +3.5%N/A6.1 $14.10 5/31/20244,560,000 shares $71.41 million -11.6%N/A6 $15.66 5/15/20245,160,000 shares $84.06 million +7.1%N/A7 $16.29 4/30/20244,820,000 shares $69.89 million -11.4%N/A6.5 $14.50 4/15/20245,440,000 shares $76.11 million +7.7%N/A8.3 $13.99 3/31/20245,050,000 shares $73.58 million -10.6%N/A7.4 $14.57 3/15/20245,650,000 shares $77.29 million +8.5%N/A8.4 $13.68 2/29/20245,210,000 shares $69.87 million +1.4%N/A7.5 $13.41 2/15/20245,140,000 shares $66.87 million +4.1%N/A7.4 $13.01 1/31/20244,940,000 shares $62.34 million -2.2%N/A7 $12.62 1/15/20245,050,000 shares $65.90 million -5.8%N/A6.8 $13.05 12/31/20235,360,000 shares $73.49 million +0.6%N/A7.4 $13.71 12/15/20235,330,000 shares $71.53 million No ChangeN/A7.6 $13.42 11/30/20235,330,000 shares $69.98 million +62.5%N/A7.7 $13.13 11/15/20233,280,000 shares $43.00 million -29.8%N/A4.8 $13.11 10/31/20234,670,000 shares $66.03 million -4.9%N/A6.6 $14.14 10/15/20234,910,000 shares $69.62 million -2.4%N/A6.6 $14.18 9/30/20235,030,000 shares $70.92 million +3.3%N/A6.9 $14.10 9/15/20234,870,000 shares $67.74 million +8.0%N/A6.2 $13.91 8/31/20234,510,000 shares $62.82 million -12.4%N/A4.7 $13.93 8/15/20235,150,000 shares $75.29 million +24.7%N/A5.3 $14.62 7/31/20234,130,000 shares $52.95 million +10.4%N/A4.4 $12.82 7/15/20233,740,000 shares $46.49 million -8.8%N/A4.2 $12.43 6/30/20234,100,000 shares $49.57 million -11.1%N/A4.4 $12.09 6/15/20234,610,000 shares $54.08 million +1.1%N/A5 $11.73 5/31/20234,560,000 shares $55.18 million -4.6%N/A5.9 $12.10 5/15/20234,780,000 shares $57.31 million +4.4%N/A5.4 $11.99 4/30/20234,580,000 shares $56.75 million +2.0%N/A4.9 $12.39 4/15/20234,490,000 shares $54.06 million +0.7%N/A4.6 $12.04 3/31/20234,460,000 shares $52.45 million -0.7%N/A4.1 $11.76 3/15/20234,490,000 shares $52.08 million No ChangeN/A4 $11.60 2/28/20234,490,000 shares $53.25 million -21.2%N/A3.6 $11.86 2/15/20235,700,000 shares $60.65 million -8.1%N/A4.1 $10.64 1/31/20236,200,000 shares $68.08 million +147.0%6.8%3.6 $10.98 1/15/20232,510,000 shares $25.25 million -8.4%2.7%1.5 $10.06 12/30/20222,740,000 shares $26.36 million +11.8%3.0%1.7 $9.62 12/15/20222,450,000 shares $24.35 million -29.6%2.7%1.6 $9.94 11/30/20223,480,000 shares $36.47 million +2.1%3.7%2.3 $10.48 11/15/20223,410,000 shares $41.43 million -2.6%3.6%2.4 $12.15 10/31/20223,500,000 shares $44.24 million +3.9%3.5%3.9 $12.64 10/15/20223,370,000 shares $35.05 million -0.9%3.4%3.9 $10.40 9/30/20223,400,000 shares $35.87 million -12.4%3.4%4.1 $10.55 9/15/20223,880,000 shares $44.89 million +2.9%3.9%4.7 $11.57 8/31/20223,770,000 shares $41.55 million +3.9%3.8%4.5 $11.02 8/15/20223,630,000 shares $41.89 million -1.9%3.6%4.2 $11.54Read now. 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Click here now. 7/31/20223,700,000 shares $43.81 million -1.6%3.6%3.6 $11.84 7/15/20223,760,000 shares $42.94 million +5.9%3.6%3.7 $11.42 6/30/20223,550,000 shares $41.07 million +2.9%3.4%3.2 $11.57 6/15/20223,450,000 shares $39.36 million -7.8%3.3%2.9 $11.41 5/31/20223,740,000 shares $47.61 million -8.3%3.6%2.8 $12.73 5/15/20224,080,000 shares $46.88 million -2.4%3.9%2.5 $11.49 4/30/20224,180,000 shares $47.36 million -17.2%3.9%2.5 $11.33 4/15/20225,050,000 shares $60.85 million +4.1%4.7%3.1 $12.05 3/31/20224,850,000 shares $57.47 million +37.8%4.4%3 $11.85 3/15/20223,520,000 shares $44.63 million +8.0%N/A2.1 $12.68 2/28/20223,260,000 shares $35.34 million -0.3%N/A2.1 $10.84 2/15/20223,270,000 shares $40.71 million +29.8%N/A2.4 $12.45 1/31/20222,520,000 shares $31.88 million +103.2%N/A2.1 $12.65 1/15/20221,240,000 shares $14.77 million -16.2%1.4%1 $11.91 12/31/20211,480,000 shares $18.12 million -48.8%2.0%1.2 $12.24 12/15/20212,890,000 shares $30.00 million -1.0%4.0%2 $10.38 11/30/20212,920,000 shares $29.20 million +5.4%4.0%2.1 $10.00 11/15/20212,770,000 shares $30.41 million -0.4%3.8%2 $10.98 10/29/20212,780,000 shares $48.15 million -0.4%3.8%2.1 $17.32 10/15/20212,790,000 shares $48.27 million +13.4%3.6%2.5 $17.30 9/30/20212,460,000 shares $41.80 million -35.3%3.3%2.3 $16.99 9/15/20213,800,000 shares $64.45 million -8.4%5.1%4.8 $16.96 8/31/20214,150,000 shares $66.11 million +3.2%5.6%7.2 $15.93 8/13/20214,020,000 shares $64.72 million +1.3%5.2%7.2 $16.10 7/30/20213,970,000 shares $58.80 million +14.4%5.1%6.4 $14.81 7/15/20213,470,000 shares $50.56 million -14.1%4.2%4.6 $14.57 6/30/20214,040,000 shares $58.62 million -3.1%4.9%5.2 $14.51 6/15/20214,170,000 shares $64.51 million +4.5%4.7%5.3 $15.47 5/28/20213,990,000 shares $58.29 million -17.7%4.5%4.9 $14.61 LAUR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Laureate Education's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Laureate Education shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 5,342,167 shares of LAUR short. 3.87% of Laureate Education's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Laureate Education's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Laureate Education? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LAUR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Laureate Education's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Laureate Education? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.87% of Laureate Education's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Laureate Education's short interest increasing or decreasing? Laureate Education saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,342,167 shares, a drop of 5.5% from the previous total of 5,650,266 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Laureate Education's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.87% of Laureate Education's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to Laureate Education: Service Corporation International (4.74%), U-Haul Holding Company (1.38%), New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (2.59%), TAL Education Group (3.45%), Graham Holdings Company (2.67%), Adtalem Global Education Inc. (4.82%), Boyd Group Services Inc. (0.55%), Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (8.55%), Perdoceo Education Corporation (6.20%), Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR (1.07%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Laureate Education stock? Short selling LAUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Laureate Education as its price is falling. LAUR shares are trading up $0.15 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Laureate Education? A short squeeze for Laureate Education occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LAUR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Laureate Education's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LAUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026. What do LAUR's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LAUR:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. 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