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In the latest session, Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) closed at $30.94 up 1.05% from its previous closing price of $30.62. In other words, the price has increased by $1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.55 million shares were traded. LAUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.6.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Laureate Education Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.75 and its Current Ratio is at 0.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 08 ’25 when Buskirk Richard M. sold 7,232 shares for $22.83 per share. The transaction valued at 165,121 led to the insider holds 280,292 shares of the business.
Buskirk Richard M. bought 7,232 shares of LAUR for $165,121 on May 08 ’25. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, Cardoso Marcelo, who serves as the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER of the company, sold 6,942 shares for $19.13 each. As a result, the insider received 132,800 and left with 381,165 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 4559414272 and an Enterprise Value of 4874319872. As of this moment, Laureate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.14 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.006.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAUR is 0.62, which has changed by 0.86273324 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAUR has reached a high of $31.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 40.67%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LAUR has traded an average of 1.08M shares per day and 1246800 over the past ten days. A total of 147.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 125.79M. Insiders hold about 14.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.92% stake in the company. Shares short for LAUR as of 1757894400 were 3172307 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1755216000 on 2912085. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3172307 and a Short% of Float of 2.5799999000000002.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 2.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.73, with high estimates of $0.79 and low estimates of $0.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.8 and $1.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.72. EPS for the following year is $1.99, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.05 and $1.93.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $391.77M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $406.24M to a low estimate of $377.3M. As of . The current estimate, Laureate Education Inc’s year-ago sales were $368.6MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $476.51M. There is a high estimate of $490.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $462.62M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.57BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.76B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.77B and the low estimate is $1.75B.
