The price-to-earnings ratio for Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) is 13.51x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LAUR is 0.82. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LAUR is 127.03M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.07% of that float. On February 20, 2025, LAUR’s average trading volume was 615.79K shares.
LAUR) stock’s latest price update
Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR)’s stock price has gone rise by 6.66 in comparison to its previous close of 20.12, however, the company has experienced a 8.06% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-14 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
LAUR’s Market Performance
Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) has experienced a 8.06% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 14.58% rise in the past month, and a 15.94% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.94% for LAUR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.94% for LAUR’s stock, with a 29.02% 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 previous 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 13.50% 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 5.48% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.59%, as shares surge +12.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.15% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAUR rose by +6.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +48.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.50. In addition, Laureate Education Inc saw 17.33% 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 del Corro Pedro, who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $19.58 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, del Corro Pedro now owns 29,686 shares of Laureate Education Inc, valued at $489,500 using the latest closing price.
Cardoso Marcelo, the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER of Laureate Education Inc, 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 360,234 shares at $221,876 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Laureate Education Inc stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 26.87, with 12.44 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 374.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.84. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.63.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
