Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Reduces Stock Holdings in Laureate Education $LAUR

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA decreased its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 5.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 600,408 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37,535 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA owned approximately 0.42% of Laureate Education worth $20,882,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mirabella Financial Services LLP purchased a new position in Laureate Education in the third quarter worth $3,538,000. DNB Asset Management AS lifted its stake in Laureate Education by 276.9% during the third quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 427,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,485,000 after purchasing an additional 314,120 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 118.7% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 288,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,705,000 after purchasing an additional 156,414 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 913,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,813,000 after purchasing an additional 49,832 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aubrey Capital Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 465.5% during the 4th quarter. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd now owns 226,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,616,000 after buying an additional 186,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

Shares of LAUR stock opened at $37.12 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.54 and a beta of 0.41. Laureate Education has a 1 year low of $21.53 and a 1 year high of $38.28. The business has a fifty day moving average of $33.77 and a 200 day moving average of $33.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released 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 net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 22.07%. The company had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.13) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on LAUR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. UBS Group increased their price objective on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Laureate Education currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.88.

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.