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After finishing at $34.87 in the prior trading day, Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) closed at $35.42, up 1.58%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. LAUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.95.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LAUR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, JP Morgan on December 10, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $40.
On September 19, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $35.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on July 26, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $17.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 ’26 when Cardoso Marcelo sold 6,543 shares for $33.54 per share. The transaction valued at 219,452 led to the insider holds 304,622 shares of the business.
Cardoso Marcelo bought 6,543 shares of LAUR for $219,452 on Jan 02 ’26. On Dec 08 ’25, another insider, RODIN JUDITH, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 7,065 shares for $30.30 each. As a result, the insider received 214,070 and left with 90,253 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LAUR now has a Market Capitalization of 5219815424 and an Enterprise Value of 5418065920. As of this moment, Laureate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.421 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.167.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAUR is 0.58, which has changed by 0.86072576 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAUR has reached a high of $35.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 32.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 884580 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 147.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 124.77M. Insiders hold about 15.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.89% stake in the company. Shares short for LAUR as of 1767139200 were 1888613 with a Short Ratio of 1.65, compared to 1764288000 on 2234624. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1888613 and a Short% of Float of 1.54.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 2.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.08, with high estimates of -$0.05 and low estimates of -$0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.86 and $1.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.76. EPS for the following year is $2.12, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.26 and $1.94.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $528.69M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $536M to a low estimate of $524.3M. As of. The current estimate, Laureate Education Inc’s year-ago sales were $423.39MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $263.85M. There is a high estimate of $273.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $254.1M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.7B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.57BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.85B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.9B and the low estimate is $1.78B.
