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The closing price of Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) was $26.35 for the day, up 1.11% from the previous closing price of $26.06. In other words, the price has increased by $1.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. LAUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.04.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LAUR’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.03. 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.
On October 06, 2023, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $20.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on August 07, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $15 to $17.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 3883015424 and an Enterprise Value of 4197923328. As of this moment, Laureate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.704 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.478.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAUR is 0.57, which has changed by 0.72109735 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAUR has reached a high of $26.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.11%.
Shares Statistics:
LAUR traded an average of 971.09K shares per day over the past three months and 855850 shares per day 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 88.00% stake in the company. Shares short for LAUR as of 1753920000 were 2812724 with a Short Ratio of 2.90, compared to 1751241600 on 2538103. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2812724 and a Short% of Float of 2.29.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
At present, 1.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.79, with high estimates of $0.79 and low estimates of $0.79.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.74 and $1.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.72. EPS for the following year is $1.99, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.05 and $1.93.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 1 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $377.3M 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, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $490.4M. There is a high estimate of $490.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $490.4M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.63B, 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 4 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.
