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The price of Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) closed at $30.21 in the last session, up 0.60% from day before closing price of $30.03. In other words, the price has increased by $0.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.11 million shares were traded. LAUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.15.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LAUR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.54. 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, UBS on September 19, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $35.
On July 26, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $17. On October 06, 2023, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $20.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on October 06, 2023, with a $20 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 04 ’25 when Cardoso Marcelo sold 70,000 shares for $29.00 per share. The transaction valued at 2,030,000 led to the insider holds 311,165 shares of the business.
Cardoso Marcelo bought 70,000 shares of LAUR for $2,030,000 on Nov 04 ’25. On May 08 ’25, another insider, Buskirk Richard M., who serves as the SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the company, sold 7,232 shares for $22.83 each. As a result, the insider received 165,121 and left with 280,292 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 4452022272 and an Enterprise Value of 4650272256. As of this moment, Laureate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.936 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.443.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAUR is 0.60, which has changed by 0.5863708 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAUR has reached a high of $32.42, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.94%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LAUR traded on average about 1.13M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1390430 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 147.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 125.12M. Insiders hold about 15.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.75% stake in the company. Shares short for LAUR as of 1763078400 were 1865289 with a Short Ratio of 1.79, compared to 1760486400 on 2264071. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1865289 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 1.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.1, with high estimates of -$0.1 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 $1.77. EPS for the following year is $2.1, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.26 and $1.94.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $523.66M. It ranges from a high estimate of $524.3M to a low estimate of $523.01M. As of . The current estimate, Laureate Education Inc’s year-ago sales were $423.39MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $257.48M. There is a high estimate of $260.86M 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 $1.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.68B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.57BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.89B and the low estimate is $1.78B.
