Evolve Private Wealth LLC Purchases New Holdings in Laureate Education $LAUR

Evolve Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 23,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $811,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Laureate Education by 328.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares during the period. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter worth about $100,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. UBS Group lifted their target price 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. Zacks Research cut shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Laureate Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.88.

Laureate Education Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $36.85 on Thursday. Laureate Education has a 52 week low of $21.53 and a 52 week high of $38.28. 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 company has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $33.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.83.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.13) earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.1 earnings per share 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.