Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.20 EPS

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.20, Zacks reports. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 27.13% and a net margin of 15.76%. The business had revenue of $423.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $411.50 million. Laureate Education updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ LAUR traded down $1.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $19.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 412,501 shares, compared to its average volume of 624,497. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $18.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.35. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.62 and a beta of 0.84. Laureate Education has a 52 week low of $12.59 and a 52 week high of $21.73.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Laureate Education from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Corro Pedro Del sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.58, for a total transaction of $489,500.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 29,686 shares in the company, valued at approximately $581,251.88. The trade was a 45.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible 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.