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In the latest session, Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) closed at $23.04 up 0.39% from its previous closing price of $22.95. In other words, the price has increased by $0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. LAUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.53.
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 29.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.40.
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:
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 3428582656 and an Enterprise Value of 3751893248. As of this moment, Laureate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.456 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.02.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAUR is 0.55, which has changed by 0.48933423 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17774606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAUR has reached a high of $24.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.43%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LAUR has traded an average of 934.98K shares per day and 1453370 over the past ten days. A total of 148.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 127.02M. Insiders hold about 14.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.44% stake in the company. Shares short for LAUR as of 1751241600 were 2538103 with a Short Ratio of 2.71, compared to 1748563200 on 2427752. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2538103 and a Short% of Float of 2.0399998999999998.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 1.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.3, with high estimates of $0.3 and low estimates of $0.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.7 and $1.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.65. EPS for the following year is $1.86, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $1.92 and $1.79.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 1 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $502M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $502M to a low estimate of $502M. As of the current estimate, Laureate Education Inc’s year-ago sales were $499.2MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $365.7M. There is a high estimate of $365.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $365.7M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.59B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.57BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.71B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.76B and the low estimate is $1.68B.
