Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR)’s stock price has soared by 2.07 in relation to previous closing price of 18.88. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 5.30% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-12 that Here is how Laureate Education (LAUR) and Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Is It Worth Investing in Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) Right Now?
Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13x compared to its average ratio. LAUR has 36-month beta value of 0.82. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for LAUR is 127.54M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.25% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LAUR on November 22, 2024 was 641.88K shares.
LAUR’s Market Performance
LAUR stock saw an increase of 5.30% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 22.58% and a quarterly increase of 25.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.29%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.91% for Laureate Education Inc (LAUR). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.74% for LAUR’s stock, with a 27.23% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LAUR stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for LAUR by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for LAUR in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $17 based on the research report published on July 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LAUR reach a price target of $20. The rating they have provided for LAUR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 06th, 2023.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to LAUR, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on August 07th of the previous year.
LAUR Trading at 15.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.78% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.29%, as shares surge +25.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +26.36% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAUR rose by +5.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +48.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.72. In addition, Laureate Education Inc saw 40.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LAUR starting from Cardoso Marcelo, who sale 12,775 shares at the price of $17.37 back on Nov 05 ’24. After this action, Cardoso Marcelo now owns 360,234 shares of Laureate Education Inc, valued at $221,876 using the latest closing price.
Cardoso Marcelo, the Officer of Laureate Education Inc, proposed sale 12,775 shares at $17.37 during a trade that took place back on Nov 05 ’24, which means that Cardoso Marcelo is holding shares at $221,877 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Laureate Education Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 26.87, with 12.44 for asset returns.
Based on Laureate Education Inc (LAUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.67. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 19.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 378.3 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.63.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
