LAUR

Laureate Education Inc

38.31

Jul 31 • 3:59 PM ET -0.10 (-0.26%)

38.31

Aftermarket • 7:34 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services USA Mid NASD

Jul 30, 5:58 PMLaureate raises 2026 guidance after Q2 beat with EPS $1.00 on $615.9M revenue, steps up buybacks

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	5.28B
Enterprise Value	5.84B
Income	321.55M
Sales	1.83B
Book/sh	8.29
Cash/sh	1.22
Dividend Est.	0.94 (2.46%)
Dividend TTM	-
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 14, 2023
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -
Payout	0.00%
Employees	33900
IPO	Feb 01, 2017

P/E	17.20
Forward P/E	15.53
PEG	0.81
P/S	2.88
P/B	4.62
P/C	31.53
P/FCF	18.41
EV/EBITDA	10.25
EV/Sales	3.19
Quick Ratio	0.71
Current Ratio	0.71
Debt/Eq	0.64
LT Debt/Eq	0.55
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	2.23
EPS next Y	2.47
EPS next Q	0.47
EPS this Y	22.62%
EPS next Y	16.96%
EPS next 5Y	19.16%
EPS past 3/5Y	72.76% -
Sales past 3/5Y	11.06% 10.68%
EPS Y/Y TTM	31.70%
Sales Y/Y TTM	17.89%
EPS Q/Q	51.23%
Sales Q/Q	17.50%
Earnings	Jul 30 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	3.76% 1.37%

Insider Own	7.51%
Insider Trans	-0.66%
Inst Own	96.91%
Inst Trans	6.98%
ROA	14.43%
ROE	29.35%
ROIC	18.15%
Gross Margin	27.26%
Oper. Margin	24.42%
Profit Margin	17.57%
SMA20	0.51%
SMA50	5.43%
SMA200	13.89%
Trades

Shs Outstand	137.75M
Shs Float	129.47M
Short Float	3.10%
Short Ratio	3.20
Short Interest	4.01M
52W High	40.92 -6.39%
52W Low	21.53 77.94%
Volatility	4.68% 3.64%
ATR (14)	1.37
RSI (14)	57.63
Beta	0.40
Rel Volume	1.03
Avg Volume	1.25M
Volume	1,286,534

Perf Week	3.54%
Perf Month	2.60%
Perf Quarter	27.30%
Perf Half Y	11.63%
Perf YTD	13.78%
Perf Year	69.51%
Perf 3Y	214.95%
Perf 5Y	456.00%
Perf 10Y	-
Recom	1.62
Target Price	41.21
Prev Close	38.41
Price	38.31
Change	-0.26%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jul-23-26	Initiated	Barrington Research	Outperform	$45
Dec-10-25	Initiated	JP Morgan	Overweight	$40
Sep-19-25	Initiated	UBS	Buy	$35
Jul-26-24	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$17
Oct-06-23	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy	$20
Aug-07-23	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$15 → $17
May-08-23	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$14 → $15
Jun-24-20	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$13
Apr-08-20	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$13.50
Aug-09-19	Reiterated	Barrington Research	Outperform	$20 → $22
May-14-18	Reiterated	Barrington Research	Outperform	$18 → $20
Nov-20-17	Reiterated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$17 → $15
Nov-09-17	Reiterated	Stifel	Buy	$21 → $18

Show Previous Ratings

Jul-30-26 10:14PM	Laureate Education, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
07:45AM	Laureate Education: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:30AM	Laureate Education Reports Financial Results For The Second Quarter And Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-29-26 07:30AM	Laureate Education Accelerates AI-Powered Learning in Latin America with Google Cloud, Powered by Gemini Enterprise and Gemini for Education (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-30-26 04:15PM	Laureate Education Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
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May-21-26 04:15PM	Laureate Education Announces Election of Julian Coulter to Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire)
May-01-26 08:30AM	Laureate Education, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
Apr-30-26 07:47AM	Laureate Education: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:30AM	Laureate Education Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-24-26 04:15PM	Laureate Education Announces Date of First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
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Feb-26-26 09:54PM	Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR)'s Fundamentals Stay Solid, Says UBS (Insider Monkey)
12:34AM	The Top 5 Analyst Questions From Laureate Education's Q4 Earnings Call (StockStory)
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Feb-20-26 12:33AM	LAUR Q4 Deep Dive: Enrollment Gains and Online Expansion Support Margin Growth (StockStory)
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12:32PM	Laureate Education, Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
10:27AM	Laureate Education Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
07:40AM	Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Beats Q4 CY2025 Sales Expectations (StockStory)
07:36AM	Laureate Education: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:30AM	Laureate Education Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 and Provides 2026 Outlook (GlobeNewswire)
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Jan-04-26 10:38PM	Winners And Losers Of Q3: Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Vs The Rest Of The Education Services Stocks (StockStory)
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Jan-01-26 11:02PM	Laureate Education (LAUR): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q3 Earnings? (StockStory)
Dec-22-25 11:36PM	1 Safe-and-Steady Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 We Turn Down (StockStory)
Nov-06-25 12:42AM	The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Laureate Education's Q3 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Oct-31-25 01:02PM	Why Laureate Education (LAUR) Shares Are Sliding Today (StockStory) -8.68%
09:45AM	LAUR Q3 Deep Dive: Online Growth and New Campuses Propel Guidance Upgrade (StockStory)
Oct-30-25 04:23PM	Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue and Enrollment ... (GuruFocus.com) +10.08%
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08:50AM	Laureate Education's (NASDAQ:LAUR) Q3 Sales Top Estimates (StockStory)
07:36AM	Laureate Education: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:30AM	Laureate Education Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-28-25 11:01PM	Laureate Education Earnings: What To Look For From LAUR (StockStory)
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Oct-01-25 04:15PM	Laureate Education Announces Date of Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
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Sep-10-25 12:00PM	Laureate Education (LAUR) Is Up 1.35% in One Week: What You Should Know (Zacks)
Sep-07-25 11:35PM	Spotting Winners: Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) And Education Services Stocks In Q2 (StockStory)
Sep-04-25 12:02AM	Laureate Education (LAUR): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings? (StockStory)
Sep-02-25 09:40AM	Are Consumer Discretionary Stocks Lagging Laureate Education (LAUR) This Year? (Zacks)
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Aug-12-25 11:15PM	5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Laureate Education's Q2 Earnings Call (StockStory)
11:07PM	LAUR Q2 Deep Dive: Enrollment Growth, Digital Expansion, and New Campus Strategy Drive Outlook (StockStory)
Jul-31-25 11:07AM	Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q2, Full-Year Sales Guidance is Optimistic (StockStory)
07:33AM	Laureate Education: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:30AM	Laureate Education Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
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Jul-29-25 11:04PM	Laureate Education (LAUR) Reports Q2: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings (StockStory)
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Jul-17-25 11:35PM	Unpacking Q1 Earnings: Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) In The Context Of Other Education Services Stocks (StockStory)
Jul-01-25 04:15PM	Laureate Education Announces Date of Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
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03:04AM	Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Enrollment Growth Amidst ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:46AM	Q1 2025 Laureate Education Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
May-01-25 03:20PM	Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)
07:30AM	Laureate Education Reports Financial Results For the First Quarter Of 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
07:27AM	Laureate Education: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)

Laureate Education, Inc. engages in the provision of higher educational services to undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It operates through the Mexico and Peru segments. The Mexico and Peru segments include the operation and management of universities. The company was founded by Douglas L. Becker in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

PresidentMr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen

Senior VP & CFOMr. Richard M. Buskirk

Executive VP & COOMr. Marcelo Barbalho Cardoso

Senior VPMs. Leslie S. Brush

VP of Accounting & Global ControllerMr. Gerard M. Knauer

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Cardoso Marcelo	EVP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Mar 17 '26	Sale	33.91	7,300	247,543	335,930	Mar 17 08:00 PM
Cardoso Marcelo	Officer	Mar 17 '26	Proposed Sale	33.91	7,300	247,543		Mar 17 12:08 PM
Buskirk Richard M.	SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Mar 11 '26	Option Exercise	7.64	2,803	21,415	308,380	Mar 13 04:11 PM
Buskirk Richard M.	SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Mar 11 '26	Sale	33.69	61,803	2,082,368	246,577	Mar 13 04:11 PM
Buskirk Richard M.	Officer	Mar 11 '26	Proposed Sale	33.69	61,803	2,082,348		Mar 11 03:56 PM
Cardoso Marcelo	EVP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Jan 02 '26	Sale	33.54	6,543	219,452	304,622	Jan 05 04:10 PM
Cardoso Marcelo	Officer	Jan 02 '26	Proposed Sale	33.54	6,543	219,452		Jan 02 10:14 AM
RODIN JUDITH	Director	Dec 08 '25	Sale	30.30	7,065	214,070	90,253	Dec 10 04:10 PM
JUDITH RODIN	Director	Dec 08 '25	Proposed Sale	30.30	7,065	214,073		Dec 08 04:21 PM
Cardoso Marcelo	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Nov 04 '25	Sale	29.00	70,000	2,030,000	311,165	Nov 06 04:10 PM
Cardoso Marcelo	Officer	Nov 04 '25	Proposed Sale	29.00	70,000	2,030,000		Nov 04 10:07 AM

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