Banco BTG Pactual S.A. Makes New $808,000 Investment in Laureate Education $LAUR

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 24,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $808,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mirabella Financial Services LLP bought a new stake in Laureate Education during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,538,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Laureate Education by 50.3% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 59,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,878,000 after acquiring an additional 19,942 shares during the period. DNB Asset Management AS grew its position in shares of Laureate Education by 276.9% during the 3rd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 427,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,485,000 after purchasing an additional 314,120 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the third quarter worth $1,001,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 118.7% in the fourth 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 during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Laureate Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.88.

Laureate Education Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of LAUR stock opened at $37.95 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a PE ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $21.53 and a 52-week high of $38.01. The business’s fifty day moving average is $33.19 and its 200 day moving average is $33.48.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The firm’s revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.13) earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Laureate Education Company Profile

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.