NASDAQ: LAUR
Laureate Education Inc Stock

$18.65-0.49 (-2.56%)
Updated Apr 21, 2025
LAUR Price
$18.65
Fair Value Price
$19.53
Market Cap
$2.81B
52 Week Low
$13.26
52 Week High
$21.73
P/E
9.66x
P/B
2.93x
P/S
1.76x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$1.57B
Earnings
$296.47M
Gross Margin
26.8%
Operating Margin
27.67%
Profit Margin
18.9%
Debt to Equity
0.94
Operating Cash Flow
$233M
Beta
0.75
Next Earnings
Apr 30, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

LAUR Overview

Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company offers 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 provides its services 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.

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Industry: Education

Industry Rating
A
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LAUR ($18.65) is undervalued by 4.52% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $19.53 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
LAUR ($18.65) is not significantly undervalued (4.52%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $19.53 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

LAUR fair value

Fair Value of LAUR stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$18.65
Fair Value
$19.53
Undervalued by
4.52%
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LAUR price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
9.66x
Industry
21.19x
Market
27.14x
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LAUR price to book (PB)

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Company
2.93x
Industry
2x
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LAUR's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$423.4M
Net Income
$93.6M
Profit Margin
22.1%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Assets to liabilities

Assets
$1.9B
Liabilities
$903.5M
Debt to equity
0.94
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$40.7M
Investing
-$27.1M
Financing
-$55.2M
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Debt Coverage Financials

LAUR vs Education Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
LAURB$2.81B-2.56%9.66x2.93x
ATGEA$3.63B-8.22%17.73x2.52x
STRAC$1.90B-3.03%16.14x1.14x
GHCA$3.80B-3.47%5.32x0.89x
AFYAC$1.69B-1.15%15.09x2.32x

Laureate Education Stock FAQ

What is Laureate Education's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: LAUR) Laureate Education trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LAUR. Laureate Education stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: LAUR.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Laureate Education (NASDAQ: LAUR)?

(NASDAQ: LAUR) Laureate Education's 52-week high was $21.73, and its 52-week low was $13.26. It is currently -14.17% from its 52-week high and 40.65% from its 52-week low.

How much is Laureate Education stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: LAUR) Laureate Education currently has 150,784,847 outstanding shares. With Laureate Education stock trading at $18.65 per share, the total value of Laureate Education stock (market capitalization) is $2.81B.

Laureate Education stock was originally listed at a price of $13.25 in Feb 1, 2017. If you had invested in Laureate Education stock at $13.25, your return over the last 8 years would have been 40.75%, for an annualized return of 4.37% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Laureate Education's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: LAUR) Laureate Education stock price per share is $18.65 today (as of Apr 21, 2025).

What is Laureate Education's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: LAUR) Laureate Education's market cap is $2.81B, as of Apr 22, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Laureate Education's market cap is calculated by multiplying LAUR's current stock price of $18.65 by LAUR's total outstanding shares of 150,784,847.
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