After Hours
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Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Education & Training Services industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. The current market capitalization of Laureate Education Inc is $2.88B. A total of 0.55 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 659.70K shares.
In the most recent transaction, del Corro Pedro sold 25,000 shares of LAUR for 19.58 per share on Nov 25 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 29,686 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 05 ’24, Cardoso Marcelo sold 12,775 shares at 17.37 per share. LAUR shares that CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER owns now total 360,234.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Cardoso Marcelo acquired of 12,775 shares on Nov 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $17.37. In another insider transaction, Knauer Gerard M. sold 1,305 shares at $15.78 per share on Jun 03 ’24. Company shares held by the VP, ACCTG, GLOBAL CONTROLLER now total 16,628.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. LAUR’s most recent ex-dividend date was when it declared a $0.70 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/15/2023.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LAUR has a high of $19.98 and a low of $12.45.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. LAUR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $324.80M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $568.92M in debt and $371.93M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $5.96, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.14B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LAUR is Buy with a score of 4.33.
