Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Takes Position in Laureate Education $LAUR

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund acquired a new stake in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 15,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $505,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of LAUR. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 48.7% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 156,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,204,000 after buying an additional 51,337 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 3.0% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 98,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,008,000 after buying an additional 2,838 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 7.4% in the first 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 buying an additional 27,978 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 179.4% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 163,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,352,000 after buying an additional 105,247 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 20.0% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 66,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,369,000 after buying an additional 11,170 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research cut Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings cut Laureate Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Laureate Education from $32.00 to $36.50 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Laureate Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.88.

Laureate Education Trading Up 3.1%

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $35.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.93 billion, a PE ratio of 18.54 and a beta of 0.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $33.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.37. Laureate Education has a 12-month low of $21.53 and a 12-month high of $37.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $272.61 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.Laureate Education’s revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.13) earnings per share. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.1 earnings per share 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.