Inspire Investing LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Inspire Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 5.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,890 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $413,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in LAUR. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Laureate Education in the second quarter worth about $50,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 24.4% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the 1st quarter valued at about $151,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 11,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Laureate Education Price Performance

Shares of Laureate Education stock opened at $15.66 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.16 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.76. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $15.56 and its 200 day moving average is $15.16. Laureate Education, Inc. has a one year low of $12.45 and a one year high of $17.60.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $499.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $483.69 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 21.37% and a net margin of 12.64%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.35 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Laureate Education from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $17.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, July 26th.

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.