At the time of writing, Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] stock is trading at $31.79, up 10.08%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The LAUR shares have gain 6.75% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.70%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Laureate Education Inc fluctuated between $15.40 and $31.74. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $33.5 within the next 12 months. Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ: LAUR] shares were valued at $31.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.38% based on the average LAUR price forecast.
Analyzing the LAUR fundamentals
According to Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR], the company’s sales were 1.55B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.99% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.27% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.14.
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 30.32 points at the first support level, and at 28.85 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 32.84, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 33.88.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR] has a current ratio of 0.75. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.75. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.02, the price to book ratio is 4.46 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.75.
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.
