Wall Street Zen Downgrades Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) to Hold

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

Separately, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Laureate Education from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th.

Laureate Education Trading Up 1.0%

LAUR opened at $24.22 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.62. Laureate Education has a fifty-two week low of $13.60 and a fifty-two week high of $24.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.39.

Institutional Trading of Laureate Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the 1st quarter worth $62,000. Avanza Fonder AB bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the 1st quarter worth $93,000. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 260.1% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 3,540 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Laureate Education in the 1st quarter worth $102,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Laureate Education by 1,875.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,000 after acquiring an additional 6,019 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

About Laureate Education

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.