Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $40.00.

LAUR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Laureate Education

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LAUR. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Laureate Education by 48.7% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 156,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,204,000 after purchasing an additional 51,337 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 3.0% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 98,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,008,000 after purchasing an additional 2,838 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Laureate Education by 7.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 407,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,328,000 after purchasing an additional 27,978 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 179.4% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 163,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,352,000 after buying an additional 105,247 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 20.0% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 66,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,369,000 after buying an additional 11,170 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ LAUR opened at $32.78 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.25 and a beta of 0.40. The business’s 50 day moving average is $33.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.95. Laureate Education has a 12-month low of $21.16 and a 12-month high of $37.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.07. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The business had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.06 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.13) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Research analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.06 EPS for the current year.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) is a leading global network of higher education institutions dedicated to providing undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to a diverse student body. The company designs and delivers academic offerings through a combination of campus-based and online platforms, focusing on fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, education and hospitality management. By aligning its curriculum with regional workforce needs, Laureate aims to equip students with practical skills and industry insights that support career advancement and lifelong learning.

Through its network, Laureate operates a broad portfolio of universities and colleges, including both longstanding campus institutions and digitally native programs.