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The closing price of Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) was $20.66 for the day, up 2.99% from the previous closing price of $20.06. In other words, the price has increased by $2.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.11 million shares were traded. LAUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.02.
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 31.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.37. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.62 and its Current Ratio is at 0.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
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 Mar 18 ’25 when Cardoso Marcelo sold 6,942 shares for $19.13 per share. The transaction valued at 132,800 led to the insider holds 381,165 shares of the business.
Cardoso Marcelo bought 6,942 shares of LAUR for $132,800 on Mar 18 ’25. On Mar 13 ’25, another insider, Snow Ian Kendell, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 520,831 shares for $17.47 each. As a result, the insider received 9,098,918 and left with 0 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 3115217920 and an Enterprise Value of 3450273024. As of this moment, Laureate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.202 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.802.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAUR is 0.45, which has changed by 0.41023886 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAUR has reached a high of $21.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.85%.
Shares Statistics:
LAUR traded an average of 726.29K shares per day over the past three months and 900590 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 150.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 128.02M. Insiders hold about 15.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.82% stake in the company. Shares short for LAUR as of 1741910400 were 2694286 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1739491200 on 2440534. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2694286 and a Short% of Float of 2.33.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
