Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 516,184 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 11.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,189,217 shares of the company’s stock after selling 516,184 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $145,940,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Laureate Education during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Laureate Education by 109.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the 4th quarter valued at about $100,000. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LAUR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Barrington Research assumed coverage on Laureate Education in a research report on Thursday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. 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. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.90.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

Shares of LAUR stock opened at $37.00 on Monday. Laureate Education has a 12-month low of $21.53 and a 12-month high of $40.75. The company has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a PE ratio of 19.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $36.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.13) earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Laureate Education will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.

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.