LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR)
Consumer Discretionary · higher education services · NASDAQ
Laureate Education is a global higher education company providing academic degree programs through a network of universities.
What LAUREATE EDUCATION INC does
Laureate Education, Inc. is an international provider of higher education services, operating a network of institutions that offer a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The company operates through its network of universities, focusing on delivering academic programs across various disciplines to students primarily in Latin America.
Themes: higher education, international education services
Fundamentals
- Price$37.46 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$5.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+42.2% 2025-08-21 close $26.35 → 2026-08-21 close $37.46
- P/E16.09 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+17.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+27.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+28.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.19 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+17.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+11.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.47 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.0%; at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How LAUR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
LAUR is in the Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10.
Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
64.8 #89 of 987 scored · #2 of 115 in Consumer Discretionary
Growth 79th (revenue growth year over year 17.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11.1%) and profitability 75th (return on equity 28.6%, operating margin 24.4%); weakest is capital return (11th, consecutive years of dividend increases 1 year).
Short-term score
58.2 #313 of 1,704 scored · #37 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Volume and participation 78th: it gapped 6.7% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; setup 57th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; weakest is catalysts 48th: analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.
Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 2nd in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 63.1.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How LAUREATE EDUCATION INC looks technically
LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) is trading 9.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 596 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 25 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 9.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +9.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $37.55 | $37.55 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $34.16 | $34.16 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 36.355. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 596 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 596 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 49.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($36.35 to $38.83) — its "stochastic" reading is 45 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 44.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $40.92 | $40.92 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 50.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +50.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.5% below its highest point of the past year | 8.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 25 trading days ago | 25 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 31 trading days ago | 31 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $40.92 (set on 2026-07-30) | $40.92 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($26.06 to $40.46), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 21% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $31.10 to $31.56. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 20.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 8.5% below its all-time high | -8.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.7% below a resistance level at $38.09 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-02-19, most recently on 2026-06-12. Since 2024-08-21 it has 15 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.30 (set on 2020-03-19) | $7.30 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 413.2% above its all-time low | +413.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 0th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.06 between its high and its low — about 2.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.06 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $36.76 and $38.71 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $36.76 – $37.73 – $38.71 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.8% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (9.7% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.99× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.7% above the previous close 49 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 34.16 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +6.7% |
| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap down opened on 2026-08-03 has been "filled" 12 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 12 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.4% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 1.4 percentage points (the stock gained 3.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | +1.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.5 percentage points (the stock gained 13.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | +10.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 3.0 percentage points (the stock gained 14.1% while the market gained 11.1%) | +3.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 21.7 percentage points (the stock gained 42.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | +21.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 8.7% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $34.57 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $37.68 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 17 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
LAUR last closed at $37.46 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 15 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $38.09 | Resistance | 1.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-19 to 2026-06-12 |
| $36.06 | Support | 3.7% below the last close | turned there six times · 2026-01-12 to 2026-08-11 |
| $35.10 | Support | 6.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-10 to 2026-07-21 |
| $34.38 | Support | 8.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-26 to 2026-04-20 |
| $40.84 | Resistance | 9.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-30 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $36.35.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $42.23 and $45.86 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $36.35.
This reading has stood for 4 trading days, since 2026-08-18.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Elliott wave 3 candidates | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$41.21 range $34.50 – $45.00; median $41.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LAUR
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4592 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacting financial results","Regulatory changes in the international markets where the company operates","Potential difficulties in maintaining or growing student enrollment levels"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LAUR's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for LAUR — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding LAUR as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 46,133,374
- Reported value $1,607,286,750
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
LAUR had 2,925,232 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LAUR had 2.12% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.7 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,925,232
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.12%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,011,902
- Reported change -27.09%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.7
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Strayer Education (SEI)
- Grand Canyon Education (LOPE)
- Career Education Corporation
- Bridgepoint Education
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Frequently asked questions
What does LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) do?
Laureate Education, Inc. is an international provider of higher education services, operating a network of institutions that offer a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The company operates through its network of universities, focusing on delivering academic programs across various disciplines to students primarily in Latin America.
What sector is LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) in?
LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is higher education services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does LAUR pay a dividend?
Yes — LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.00% and at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are LAUREATE EDUCATION INC's (LAUR) competitors?
Notable peers of LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) include Strayer Education, Grand Canyon Education, Career Education Corporation and Bridgepoint Education. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) overbought or oversold right now?
LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LAUR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.