Laureate Education (LAUR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is expected to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 20th. Analysts expect Laureate Education to post earnings of $0.42 per share and revenue of $411.50 million for the quarter. Individual that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Laureate Education Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $20.30 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.85 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.26. Laureate Education has a 52-week low of $12.59 and a 52-week high of $20.34.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Corro Pedro Del sold 25,000 shares of Laureate Education stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.58, for a total transaction of $489,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 29,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $581,251.88. The trade was a 45.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Laureate Education from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st.

Laureate Education Company Profile

Laureate Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs.