Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Sells 13,710 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 4.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 311,111 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,710 shares during the period. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $10,839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 1,060.2% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,101,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,888,000 after buying an additional 4,661,417 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Laureate Education by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,403,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,605,000 after acquiring an additional 92,571 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Laureate Education by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,272,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,506,000 after acquiring an additional 105,712 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Laureate Education by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,654,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,384,000 after purchasing an additional 915,358 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Laureate Education by 55.7% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,266,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,315,000 after purchasing an additional 811,108 shares during the period. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Laureate Education Trading Down 0.9%

LAUR opened at $40.11 on Tuesday. Laureate Education has a one year low of $21.53 and a one year high of $40.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.11 and a beta of 0.40.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $272.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $265.06 million. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.13) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Analysts predict that Laureate Education will post 2.11 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on LAUR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Laureate Education from $41.50 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Laureate Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.88.

Laureate Education Profile

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.