Vestcor Inc Grows Stock Holdings in Laureate Education $LAUR

Vestcor Inc boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 146.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,458 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 29,367 shares during the quarter. Vestcor Inc’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $1,560,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 48.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 156,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,204,000 after acquiring an additional 51,337 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 98,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,008,000 after acquiring an additional 2,838 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Laureate Education by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 407,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,328,000 after purchasing an additional 27,978 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Laureate Education by 179.4% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 163,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,352,000 after purchasing an additional 105,247 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Laureate Education by 20.0% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 66,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 11,170 shares during the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LAUR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Laureate Education in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $38.88.

Laureate Education Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of Laureate Education stock opened at $33.31 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $34.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.71. The company has a market capitalization of $4.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.35 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. Laureate Education has a 1 year low of $17.91 and a 1 year high of $37.91.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.76. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 23.50% and a net margin of 16.55%.The company had revenue of $541.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $527.10 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.62 earnings per share. Laureate Education’s revenue was up 27.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.030 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 1.51 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.