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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 $2.93B. A total of 0.81 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 705.41K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Cardoso Marcelo sold 6,942 shares of LAUR for 19.13 per share on Mar 18 ’25. After the transaction, the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER now owns 381,165 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 18 ’25, Cardoso Marcelo bought 6,942 shares at 19.13 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Snow Ian Kendell disposed of 520,831 shares on Mar 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $17.47. This resulted in the Director holding 0 shares of LAUR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Cardoso Marcelo sold 6,942 shares at $19.94 per share on Mar 03 ’25. Company shares held by the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER now total 401,991.
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 $13.26.
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.
