A share price of Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] is currently trading at $30.49, down -0.85%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LAUR shares have gain 2.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.43%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ: LAUR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 19, 2025, when UBS initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $35. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on July 26, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $17. On October 06, 2023, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $20 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $17 on August 07, 2023. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and raised its price target to $15 on May 08, 2023. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on June 24, 2020, but kept the price target unchanged to $13. In a note dated April 08, 2020, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $13.50.
Laureate Education Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $15.15 and $31.07. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $35 within the next 12 months. Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ: LAUR] shares were valued at $30.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.79% based on the average LAUR price forecast.
Analyzing the LAUR fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR] were 1.55B which represents 4.99% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.27% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.27 and Total Capital is 0.23. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.43.
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 30.29 points at the first support level, and at 30.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 30.73, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 30.98.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR] is 0.75. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.75, and the Cash Ratio is 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.89, the price to book ratio is 4.27 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.99.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Buskirk Richard M., SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, that happened on May 08 ’25 when 7232.0 shares were sold. Officer, Buskirk Richard M. completed a deal on May 08 ’25 to buy 7232.0 shares. Meanwhile, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Cardoso Marcelo sold 6942.0 shares on Mar 18 ’25.
