LAUR 📈 Laureate Education - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US5186132032

LAUR: Higher, Education, Degree, Programs, Courses, Training, Services

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. It also offers specialized courses for technical and vocational training; and senior high school. Its services are provides in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Web URL: https://www.laureate.net

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LAUR Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 2,860m
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Education & Training Services
GiC Sub-Industry Education Services
IPO / Inception 2017-02-01

LAUR Stock Ratings

Growth 5y 76.6%
Fundamental 52.0%
Dividend 19.9%
Rel. Strength Industry 13.9
Analysts 4/5
Fair Price Momentum 21.51 USD
Fair Price DCF 32.82 USD

LAUR Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 0.00%
Yield on Cost 5y %
Annual Growth 5y -100.00%
Payout Consistency 66.3%

LAUR Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 73.7%
Growth Correlation 12m 86.5%
Growth Correlation 5y 93.3%
CAGR 5y 17.23%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y 0.98
Sharpe Ratio 12m 0.97
Alpha 9.05
Beta 0.89
Volatility 44.64%
Current Volume 2169k
Average Volume 20d 719.7k
What is the price of LAUR stocks?
As of December 21, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 18.36 with a total of 2,168,995 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.01%, over one month by -2.75%, over three months by +9.03% and over the past year by +33.43%.
Is Laureate Education a good stock to buy?
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is currently (December 2024) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 51.97 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of LAUR as of December 2024 is 21.51. This means that LAUR is currently undervalued and has a potential upside of +17.16% (Margin of Safety).
Is LAUR a buy, sell or hold?
Laureate Education has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefor, it is recommend to buy LAUR.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for LAUR stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, LAUR Laureate Education will be worth about 23.7 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 18.36. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +29.3%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 20 8.9%
Analysts Target Price 17.3 -5.6%
ValueRay Target Price 23.7 29.3%