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After finishing at $18.83 in the prior trading day, Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) closed at $18.75, down -0.42%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. LAUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.67.
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 20.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.63 and its Current Ratio is at 0.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
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:
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 Nov 25 ’24 when del Corro Pedro sold 25,000 shares for $19.58 per share. The transaction valued at 489,500 led to the insider holds 29,686 shares of the business.
Cardoso Marcelo sold 12,775 shares of LAUR for $221,876 on Nov 05 ’24. The CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER now owns 360,234 shares after completing the transaction at $17.37 per share. On Nov 05 ’24, another insider, Cardoso Marcelo, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,775 shares for $17.37 each.
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 2825343488 and an Enterprise Value of 3190052352. As of this moment, Laureate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.055 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.402.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LAUR has reached a high of $19.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.07%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 648.23K shares per day over the past 3-months and 642190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 150.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 127.57M. Shares short for LAUR as of 1731628800 were 3439350 with a Short Ratio of 5.31, compared to 1728950400 on 4790450. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3439350 and a Short% of Float of 2.98.
