Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Purchases Shares of 58,407 Laureate Education $LAUR

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. acquired a new stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 58,407 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,366,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of LAUR. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 1,875.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 6,019 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 196,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,014,000 after purchasing an additional 2,769 shares during the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the 1st quarter valued at $1,972,000. Avanza Fonder AB bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the 1st quarter valued at $93,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 144.7% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 355,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,270,000 after purchasing an additional 210,239 shares during the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

LAUR opened at $29.43 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.83. Laureate Education has a 1-year low of $15.15 and a 1-year high of $31.74. The company has a market cap of $4.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.31 and a beta of 0.63.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.41% and a return on equity of 29.46%. The firm had revenue of $524.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $502.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 1.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on LAUR shares. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Friday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Laureate Education has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.50.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs.