Sei Investments Co. Grows Position in Laureate Education $LAUR

Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 15.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 108,712 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,891 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.08% of Laureate Education worth $3,787,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 52.6% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,384,000 after buying an additional 915,358 shares in the last quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new position in Laureate Education in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,554,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Laureate Education by 55.7% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,315,000 after acquiring an additional 811,108 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its holdings in Laureate Education by 113.8% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,133,000 after acquiring an additional 685,998 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 736.0% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 726,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,316,000 after acquiring an additional 639,726 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LAUR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $41.00 price target on shares of Laureate Education in a report on Monday. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group raised their target price on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Barrington Research initiated coverage on Laureate Education in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut Laureate Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $34.50 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.50.

Laureate Education Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $37.31 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $36.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.75. The company has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Laureate Education has a one year low of $24.33 and a one year high of $40.92.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.04. Laureate Education had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 23.54%. The firm had revenue of $615.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.56 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.100 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.12 EPS for the current fiscal 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.