Cullen Capital Management LLC Decreases Holdings in Laureate Education $LAUR

Cullen Capital Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 54.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 186,590 shares of the company’s stock after selling 221,389 shares during the period. Cullen Capital Management LLC owned 0.13% of Laureate Education worth $6,282,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,888,000 after acquiring an additional 4,661,417 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Laureate Education by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,403,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,605,000 after acquiring an additional 92,571 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Laureate Education by 3.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,272,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,506,000 after acquiring an additional 105,712 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Laureate Education by 52.6% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,384,000 after acquiring an additional 915,358 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 55.7% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,315,000 after buying an additional 811,108 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LAUR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.88.

Laureate Education Stock Down 3.1%

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $36.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.35 and a beta of 0.41. Laureate Education has a 1-year low of $21.53 and a 1-year high of $38.28. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $33.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 22.07%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.1 EPS for the current year.

Laureate Education Company 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.