Sierra Summit Advisors LLC Takes Position in Laureate Education $LAUR

Sierra Summit Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 29,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $980,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in LAUR. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 1,060.2% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,888,000 after buying an additional 4,661,417 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Laureate Education in the third quarter worth $54,859,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in Laureate Education by 113.8% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,288,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,133,000 after purchasing an additional 685,998 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its stake in Laureate Education by 331.1% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 572,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,061,000 after purchasing an additional 439,819 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in Laureate Education by 2,582.3% in the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 338,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,672,000 after purchasing an additional 325,755 shares during the period. 96.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Laureate Education Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $33.60 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $4.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57. Laureate Education has a 1 year low of $21.16 and a 1 year high of $37.91. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $33.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.07.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The company had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.13) earnings per share. Laureate Education’s revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Laureate Education will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LAUR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut Laureate Education from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group upped their price target on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen cut Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Laureate Education presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.00.

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.