Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAURFree Report) by 7.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 38,159 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,263 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in Laureate Education by 207.4% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 824,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,703,000 after purchasing an additional 556,573 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 3.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,145,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,638,000 after buying an additional 80,570 shares during the period. Burney Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Laureate Education during the fourth quarter valued at $666,000. Swedbank AB increased its position in shares of Laureate Education by 225.8% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,513,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,746,000 after acquiring an additional 1,741,800 shares during the period. Finally, Cape Ann Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the 3rd quarter valued at $17,412,000. 96.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Laureate Education Price Performance

NASDAQ:LAUR opened at $19.06 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $18.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.83. Laureate Education, Inc. has a one year low of $12.52 and a one year high of $19.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAURGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $368.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $361.80 million. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 27.13% and a net margin of 15.76%. The company’s revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.42 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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Insider Buying and Selling at Laureate Education

In other news, Director Corro Pedro Del sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.58, for a total transaction of $489,500.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 29,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $581,251.88. This represents a 45.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Laureate Education Company Profile

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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.

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