Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.20 EPS

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.20, Zacks reports. Laureate Education had a net margin of 15.76% and a return on equity of 27.13%. Laureate Education updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LAUR traded up $1.30 on Thursday, reaching $21.42. 522,955 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 592,633. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.60 and a beta of 0.84. Laureate Education has a 52 week low of $12.59 and a 52 week high of $21.48. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.33.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Corro Pedro Del sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.58, for a total value of $489,500.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 29,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $581,251.88. This trade represents a 45.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.32% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Company Profile

Laureate Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs.