BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Increases Stock Position in Laureate Education $LAUR

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 259.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 238,649 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 172,186 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $8,315,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in LAUR. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,888,000 after acquiring an additional 4,661,417 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Laureate Education during the third quarter valued at $54,859,000. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in Laureate Education during the fourth quarter valued at $27,554,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 55.7% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 113.8% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,133,000 after buying an additional 685,998 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on LAUR. Zacks Research lowered Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group upped their target price on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Weiss Ratings lowered Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.88.

Laureate Education Price Performance

NASDAQ LAUR opened at $36.43 on Monday. 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 cap of $5.10 billion, a PE ratio of 19.17 and a beta of 0.41. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $33.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.71. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $21.53 and a 52-week high of $38.28.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 22.07%. The firm’s revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($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 fiscal 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.