On Monday, Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) opened lower -2.15% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $15.83. Price fluctuations for LAUR have ranged from $11.91 to $17.60 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Consumer Defensive sector has dropped its sales by -7.76% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 84.59% at the time writing. With a float of $129.01 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $157.59 million.
In an organization with 28900 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 26.01%, operating margin of 22.41%, and the pretax margin is 22.22%.
Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Education & Training Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Laureate Education Inc is 15.43%, while institutional ownership is 87.34%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 03 ’24, was worth 20,595. In this transaction VP, ACCTG, GLOBAL CONTROLLER of this company sold 1,305 shares at a rate of $15.78, taking the stock ownership to the 16,628 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 10 ’24, when Company’s Director sold 5,957 for $16.31, making the entire transaction worth $97,159. This insider now owns 0 shares in total.
Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 6/30/2024, the company posted 0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.19) by 0.04. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.5 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 84.59% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.00% during the next five years compared to 13.28% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Laureate Education Inc (LAUR). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.76. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.53. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 13.34.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.26, a number that is poised to hit 0.16 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.48 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Laureate Education Inc (LAUR)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.48 million. That was inferior than the volume of 0.74 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 52.75%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.38.
During the past 100 days, Laureate Education Inc’s (LAUR) raw stochastic average was set at 47.25%, which indicates a significant increase from 28.16% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 20.11% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 30.77% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $15.61, while its 200-day Moving Average is $14.62. However, in the short run, Laureate Education Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $15.72. Second resistance stands at $15.94. The third major resistance level sits at $16.07. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $15.37, it is likely to go to the next support level at $15.24. The third support level lies at $15.02 if the price breaches the second support level.
Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) Key Stats
There are currently 157,590K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.36 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,484 M according to its annual income of 107,590 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 499,250 K and its income totaled 128,130 K.
