Banco BTG Pactual S.A. Makes New $808,000 Investment in Laureate Education $LAUR

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. bought a new stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 24,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $808,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 109.0% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 328.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,265 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 26.2% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 146.1% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 3,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after acquiring an additional 2,205 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Laureate Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.88.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Laureate Education stock opened at $37.95 on Friday. Laureate Education has a 12 month low of $21.53 and a 12 month high of $38.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $33.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.48. The company has a market cap of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.41.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.Laureate Education’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.13) earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.1 EPS for the current year.

Laureate Education Profile

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.