Bank of New York Mellon Corp Purchases 328,609 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 39.8% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,155,090 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 328,609 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $40,243,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Laureate Education by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,384,000 after acquiring an additional 915,358 shares during the last quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,554,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Laureate Education by 55.7% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,315,000 after purchasing an additional 811,108 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its position in Laureate Education by 113.8% during the second 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 period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Laureate Education by 736.0% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 726,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,316,000 after purchasing an additional 639,726 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on LAUR. Barrington Research began coverage on shares of Laureate Education in a research note on Thursday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research cut shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group raised their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Laureate Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.90.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

Shares of LAUR opened at $37.00 on Friday. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $21.53 and a 52-week high of $40.75. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $36.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.57. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.47 and a beta of 0.40.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The business had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.13) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts forecast that Laureate Education will post 2.08 EPS for the current fiscal 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.