At the time of writing, Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] stock is trading at $14.06, down -0.07%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LAUR shares have lost -4.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.25%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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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.
For the past year, the stock price of Laureate Education Inc fluctuated between $10.76 and $14.91. Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ: LAUR] shares were valued at $14.06 at the most recent close of the market.
Analyzing the LAUR fundamentals
According to Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR], the company’s sales were 1.48B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 18.22% jump. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.61.
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 13.87 points at the first support level, and at 13.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.42, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR] has a current ratio of 0.50. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.50, while the Cash Ratio is 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.12, the price to book ratio is 2.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.64.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved del Corro Pedro, Director, that happened on Mar 05 ’24 when 24343.0 shares were sold. Director, del Corro Pedro completed a deal on Mar 05 ’24 to sell 1086.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner Wengen Alberta, LP sold 200.0 shares on Dec 04 ’23.
