Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Purchases 17,174 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 8.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 211,554 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,174 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned approximately 0.14% of Laureate Education worth $7,123,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 4th quarter worth $1,748,000. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 19.4% during the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 58,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,969,000 after acquiring an additional 9,512 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,403,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,605,000 after acquiring an additional 92,571 shares during the period. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 4th quarter worth $2,813,000. Finally, Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 269.5% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC now owns 60,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,041,000 after acquiring an additional 44,220 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on LAUR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $41.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Zacks Research downgraded Laureate Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price 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. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Laureate Education from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Laureate Education from $37.50 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Laureate Education has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.00.

Laureate Education Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $33.04 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $4.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.39 and a beta of 0.41. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $33.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.22. Laureate Education has a one year low of $21.16 and a one year high of $37.91.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last issued its quarterly 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 the consensus estimate of $265.06 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 16.08%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.13) EPS. Laureate Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.000-2.080 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Laureate Education will post 2.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Laureate Education Company 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.