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Stocks Info
Laureate Education Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Education & Training Services industry. The current market capitalization of Laureate Education Inc is $2.97B. A total of 0.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 643.02K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Knauer Gerard M. bought 1,250 shares of LAUR for 19.27 per share on Feb 25 ’25. In a previous transaction on Nov 25 ’24, del Corro Pedro sold 25,000 shares at 19.58 per share. LAUR shares that Director owns now total 29,686.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Cardoso Marcelo disposed of 12,775 shares on Nov 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $17.37. This resulted in the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER holding 360,234 shares of LAUR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Cardoso Marcelo bought 12,775 shares at $17.37 per share on Nov 05 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LAUR has a high of $21.73 and a low of $12.97.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $6.36, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.14B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
