Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Laureate Education, Inc. is a provider of higher education services that operates universities and other postsecondary institutions. Through its network of institutions, the company offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional education, and related academic services in fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, technology, and social sciences.

Laureate primarily serves students in Latin America, with operations in Mexico and Peru. Its institutions deliver programs through in-person, online, and blended learning formats, and are intended to serve both traditional university students and working professionals.

The company traces its roots to Sylvan Learning Systems, which expanded internationally and adopted the Laureate name in 2004. Laureate Education became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq in 2017. Eilif Serck-Hanssen serves as the company's president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.93 to $39.25
• 50-Day Range: $35.78 to $39.04
• 52-Week Range: $24.98 to $40.92
• Volume: 790,695 shs
• Average Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.18
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $40.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Laureate Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Laureate Education scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 187th out of 482 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Laureate Education has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Laureate Education is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Laureate Education has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Laureate Education are expected to grow by 16.51% in the coming year, from $2.12 to $2.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 17.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Laureate Education is 17.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.07.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Laureate Education has a PEG Ratio of 1.21. 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 4.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.12% 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 4.49.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Laureate Education has recently increased by 16.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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 27.53% next year. This indicates that Laureate Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Laureate Education has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Laureate Education this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for LAUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 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: 7/30/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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: $40.50
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $34.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.09
• P/E Growth: 1.21
• Net Income: $281.63 million
• Net Margins: 17.57%
• Pretax Margin: 24.20%
• Return on Equity: 23.54%
• Return on Assets: 11.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 0.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.10
• Cash Flow: $2.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.05
• Book Value: $8.31 per share
• Price / Book: 4.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 137,750,000
• Free Float: 135,683,000
• Market Cap: $5.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.38