Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Makes New Investment in Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 154,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,162,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.10% of Laureate Education as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of LAUR. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $408,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Laureate Education by 144.7% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 355,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,270,000 after purchasing an additional 210,239 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Laureate Education by 43.3% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 25,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $528,000 after purchasing an additional 7,813 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Laureate Education by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,317,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,098,000 after purchasing an additional 58,811 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP boosted its stake in Laureate Education by 84.8% during the 4th quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 172,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,152,000 after purchasing an additional 79,051 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Laureate Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Laureate Education from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th.

Laureate Education Price Performance

LAUR stock opened at $23.03 on Tuesday. Laureate Education has a 1 year low of $13.60 and a 1 year high of $24.57. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 12.25 and a beta of 0.62. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.92.

Laureate Education 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.