Laureate Education Stock Today

LAUR Stock  USD 32.70  0.56  1.74%   

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Laureate Education is selling at 32.70 as of the 15th of December 2025; that is 1.74 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 32.21. Laureate Education has under 5 % chance of experiencing financial distress over the next 2 years but had a somewhat mild performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 16th of September 2025 and ending today, the 15th of December 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Consumer Services
IPO Date
1st of February 2017
Category
Consumer Defensive
Classification
Consumer Discretionary
Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company has 147.37 M outstanding shares of which 2.23 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.71 trading days to cover. More on Laureate Education

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Laureate Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
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CEO PresidentEilif SerckHanssen
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Old NameLauritz.com A/S
Business ConcentrationDiversified Consumer Services, Education & Training Services, Consumer Discretionary, NASDAQ Composite, Books, Education, Consumer Discretionary, Diversified Consumer Services, Education & Training Services, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.530.8413
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Gross Profit Margin0.240.2679
Moderately Down
Very volatile
Total Current Liabilities609.3 M367.9 M
Way Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total508.8 M535.6 M
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets3.3 B1.9 B
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Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets215.9 M227.3 M
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Laureate Education can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Laureate Education's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Laureate Education's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Laureate Education currently holds 427.41 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.53, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Laureate Education has a current ratio of 1.06, suggesting that it may not be capable to disburse its financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Laureate Education's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Other Non Cash Items

3.82 Million
Laureate Education (LAUR) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA and employs 31,800 people. Laureate Education is listed under Diversified Consumer Services category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 4.74 B. Laureate Education conducts business under Diversified Consumer Services sector and is part of Consumer Discretionary industry. The entity has 147.37 M outstanding shares of which 2.23 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.71 trading days to cover. Laureate Education currently holds about 156.91 M in cash with 232.73 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.95.
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Ownership Allocation
Laureate Education maintains a total of 147.37 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Laureate Education outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Laureate Education to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Laureate Education. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Laureate Education as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that almost seven million eight hundred fifty-four thousand seven hundred seventy-six invesors are currently shorting Laureate Education expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
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Laureate Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Amvescap Plc.2025-06-30
2.1 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2025-06-30
2.1 M
Mangrove Partners2025-06-30
1.9 M
Corsair Capital Management Llc2025-06-30
1.9 M
Swedbank Ab2025-06-30
1.9 M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2025-06-30
1.8 M
Nuveen, Llc2025-06-30
1.7 M
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd2025-06-30
1.6 M
North Of South Capital Llp2025-06-30
1.6 M
Fmr Inc2025-06-30
22.3 M
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
12.9 M
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Laureate Education Risk Profiles

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