Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Laureate Education, Inc. is a higher education company that operates a network of universities and other learning institutions. Its institutions provide undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional education, and online and hybrid learning options across fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, technology, and the social sciences.

The company currently serves students primarily in Mexico and Peru. Its Mexican institutions include Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) and Universidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC), while its Peruvian institutions include Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) and Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN). Through these institutions, Laureate offers campus-based and digital programs designed for traditional students and working professionals.

Laureate Education traces its roots to Sylvan Learning Systems and adopted the Laureate name in 2004 as it expanded its international higher education operations. The company has since streamlined its geographic footprint, focusing its activities on its core Latin American markets. Eilif Serck-Hanssen serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.15 to $35.79
• 50-Day Range: $33.22 to $39.59
• 52-Week Range: $24.98 to $40.92
• Volume: 3.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.17
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $40.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Laureate Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Laureate Education scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Laureate Education has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $40.90, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $33.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Laureate Education has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 14.15% in the coming year, from $2.12 to $2.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 12.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 12.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Laureate Education has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Laureate Education has a P/B Ratio of 3.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.78% of the float of Laureate Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Laureate Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Laureate Education has recently decreased by 4.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Laureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Laureate Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Laureate Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.10% next year. This indicates that Laureate Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Laureate Education has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Laureate Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 $19,103,350.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.50% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.27% of the stock of Laureate Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LAUR
• CIK: 912766
• Web: investors.laureate.net
• Phone: (786) 209-3368
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 33,900
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Laureate Education: $40.90
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $36.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.67
• P/E Growth: 1.13
• Net Income: $281.63 million
• Net Margins: 20.28%
• Pretax Margin: 25.86%
• Return on Equity: 26.41%
• Return on Assets: 12.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.69
• Cash Flow: $2.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.12
• Book Value: $8.42 per share
• Price / Book: 3.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 137,750,000
• Free Float: 135,683,000
• Market Cap: $4.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41