LAUR — Laureate Education Share Price
- $2.98bn
- $2.98bn
- $1.57bn
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- 69
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Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 11.94 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
EPS Growth (f) | -9.37% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 6.91% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 3.1 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 11.99 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 18.48 | ||
Price to Sales | 1.9 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 6.25 |
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 24.94% | ||
Return on Equity | 30.98% | ||
Operating Margin | 23.79% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 1,024.92 | 1,086.7 | 1,242.27 | 1,484.29 | 1,566.64 | 1,567.59 | 1,674.75 | 5.27% |
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EPS Growth | % | n/a | n/a | n/a | +104.51 | +159.94 | -17.03 | +10.44 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Laureate Education, Inc. operates a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions (Laureate International Universities network) in Mexico and Peru. The Laureate International Universities network offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degrees through campus-based, online and hybrid programs. The Company offers its educational services through two reportable segments: Mexico and Peru. It owns Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM) and Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico (UNITEC) in Mexico. It also owns the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) and CIBERTEC institution in Peru. Its institutions in Mexico and Peru offer traditional higher education students a private education alternative, with multiple brands and price points in each market and program. The Company offers various programs, including medicine and health sciences, engineering and information technology, and business and management.
Directors
- Kenneth Freeman NEC (70)
- Eilif Serck-Hanssen PRE (55)
- Richard Buskirk CFO (44)
- Marcelo Cardoso COO (49)
- Timothy Grace CHO (57)
- Gerard Knauer CAO (45)
- Richard Sinkfield CCO (51)
- Andrew Cohen DRC (49)
- William Cornog DRC (57)
- Brian Carroll IND (49)
- Pedro del Corro IND (64)
- Michael Durham IND (70)
- George Munoz IND (69)
- Judith Rodin IND (76)
- Ian Snow IND (51)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- October 1st, 2015
- Public Since
- February 1st, 2017
- No. of Shareholders
- 56
- No. of Employees
- 31,800
- Sector
- Personal & Household Products & Services
- Industry
- Consumer Defensives
- Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market
- Shares in Issue
- 150,784,847

- Address
- Pmb 1158, 1000 Brickell Ave., Suite 715, MIAMI, 33131
- Web
- https://www.laureate.net/
- Phone
- +1 7862093368
- Auditors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Upcoming Events for LAUR
Q1 2025 Laureate Education Inc Earnings Release
Laureate Education Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Laureate Education Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2025 Laureate Education Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 21:43 UTC, shares in Laureate Education are trading at $19.74. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Laureate Education last closed at $19.74 and the price had moved by +36.61% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Laureate Education share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +26.09% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Laureate Education is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreLaureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.
Laureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.
Laureate Education does not currently pay a dividend.
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As of the previous close price of $19.74, shares in Laureate Education had a market capitalisation of $2.98bn.
Here are the trading details for Laureate Education:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NSQ
- Ticker Symbol: LAUR
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Laureate Education is currently classified as a Super Stock. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Laureate Education is $23.63. That is 19.71% above the last closing price of $19.74.
Analysts covering Laureate Education currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $1.60 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Laureate Education. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +35.99%.
As of the last closing price of $19.74, shares in Laureate Education were trading +12.09% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Laureate Education PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 11.94. The shares last closed at $19.74.
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The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Laureate Education's management team is headed by:
- Kenneth Freeman - NEC
- Eilif Serck-Hanssen - PRE
- Richard Buskirk - CFO
- Marcelo Cardoso - COO
- Timothy Grace - CHO
- Gerard Knauer - CAO
- Richard Sinkfield - CCO
- Andrew Cohen - DRC
- William Cornog - DRC
- Brian Carroll - IND
- Pedro del Corro - IND
- Michael Durham - IND
- George Munoz - IND
- Judith Rodin - IND
- Ian Snow - IND