Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] stock prices are up 0.07% to $13.41 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LAUR shares have gain 1.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.60%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 22, February 2024, Laureate Education Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 and Provides 2024 Outlook. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Company Announces New $100 Million Share Repurchase Authorization.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ: LAUR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 06, 2023, when Jefferies initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $20. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on August 07, 2023, and elevated its price target to $17. On May 08, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight and revised its price target to $15 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $13 on June 24, 2020. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $13.50 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 08, 2020. Barrington Research reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on August 09, 2019, and upped its price target to $22. In a note dated May 14, 2018, Barrington Research reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $18 to $20.
The stock price of Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] has been fluctuating between $10.54 and $14.16 over the past year. Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ: LAUR] shares were valued at $13.41 at the most recent close of the market.
Analyzing the LAUR fundamentals
The Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR] reported sales of 1.48B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 18.22%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.27% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.2. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.61.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 13.31 points at the first support level, and at 13.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 13.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 13.70.
Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] reported earnings per share of $0.26 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.35/share, meaning a difference of -$0.09 and a surprise factor of -25.70%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.23 per share as compared to estimates of $0.19 per share, a difference of $0.04 representing a surprise of 21.10%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR]’s Current Ratio is 0.50. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.50, while the Cash Ratio is 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.02, the price to book ratio is 2.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.69.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Wengen Alberta, LP, 10% Owner, that happened on Dec 04 when 200.0 shares were sold. Director, Snow Ian Kendell completed a deal on Dec 04 to sell 179.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner Wengen Alberta, LP sold 0.72 million shares on Dec 01.
