Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) VP Gerard M. Knauer Sells 1,250 Shares

Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) VP Gerard M. Knauer sold 1,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.27, for a total transaction of $24,087.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 20,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $396,499.52. This represents a 5.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Laureate Education Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of LAUR stock opened at $19.86 on Friday. Laureate Education, Inc. has a 12 month low of $13.13 and a 12 month high of $21.73. The company has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of 10.24 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The business’s 50 day moving average is $19.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.53.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $423.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.50 million. Laureate Education had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 32.35%. Equities analysts predict that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.51 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Laureate Education from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Laureate Education

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LAUR. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Laureate Education by 51.0% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 763 shares during the period. J.Safra Asset Management Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Laureate Education by 34.4% during the fourth quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 3,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 866 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Laureate Education by 62.3% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,564 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the third quarter worth $95,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Laureate Education by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 6,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 673 shares during the period. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.