Geode Capital Management LLC Purchases 92,571 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,403,265 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 92,571 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 2.31% of Laureate Education worth $114,605,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of LAUR. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,888,000 after purchasing an additional 4,661,417 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Laureate Education during the 3rd quarter worth $54,859,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in Laureate Education by 113.8% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,133,000 after purchasing an additional 685,998 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in Laureate Education by 331.1% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 572,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,061,000 after purchasing an additional 439,819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in Laureate Education by 2,582.3% during the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 338,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,672,000 after purchasing an additional 325,755 shares during the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LAUR opened at $33.82 on Friday. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $21.16 and a fifty-two week high of $37.91. The stock has a market cap of $4.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.80 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.28.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.07. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 22.07%. The business had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $265.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.13) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LAUR has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Laureate Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.88.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) is a leading global network of higher education institutions dedicated to providing undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to a diverse student body. The company designs and delivers academic offerings through a combination of campus-based and online platforms, focusing on fields such as business, health sciences, engineering, education and hospitality management. By aligning its curriculum with regional workforce needs, Laureate aims to equip students with practical skills and industry insights that support career advancement and lifelong learning.

Through its network, Laureate operates a broad portfolio of universities and colleges, including both longstanding campus institutions and digitally native programs.