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Laureate Education, Inc.
$40.46 +0.08 (+0.20%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$5.66B
Shares
139,978,289

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$40.46 Open$40.50 Day$40.11–40.65 52W$21.53–40.65 Avg vol 30d1.3M Short int4.7M · 3.4% float · 2.8d Short vol65% Last earningsApr 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 30, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +22%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +16%
      above
      RSI (14) 71
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 99%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +11%
      trailing
      6-month return +14%
      trailing
      YTD return +20%
      this year
      Relative strength +5%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $35 › 200d $33 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      8 of 340 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -321.7K sh shares
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.39% of float · ▼ -8.1% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      340 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 54
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +19%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −2%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 21.6
      in line
      Buyback $75.8M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $73.6M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 33%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −17%
      past year
      ATR 2.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026
      Revenues · full-year 2026 Initiated $1.89B – $1.91B
      prior FY $1.7B midpoint +11.5% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA · full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $583M – $593M
      Adjusted EPS · full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $2.00 – $2.08

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +22% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +16% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      71 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      99% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $35 › 200d $33 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      8 of 340 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -321.7K sh shares
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.39% of float · ▼ -8.1% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      340 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $22 Now $40 · 99% 52-wk high $41
      vs 200-day avg +22% vs 50-day avg +16%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      New enrollments 9% first quarter of 2026
      Total enrollments 6% first quarter of 2026
      gross debt non-GAAP $217M Q1 FY2026 call
      Mexico adjusted EBITDA decrease year-over-year non-GAAP -16% Q1 FY2026 call
      net debt non-GAAP $60M Q1 FY2026 call
      new enrollment growth 13% Q1 FY2026 call
      new enrollment volumes increase 9% Q1 FY2026 call
      Peru adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP -$35M Q1 FY2026 call
      Peru new enrollments increase 13% Q1 FY2026 call
      Peru total enrollments increase 8% Q1 FY2026 call
      remaining share repurchase authorization $76M Q1 FY2026 call
      share repurchases $105M Q1 FY2026 call
      total enrollment volumes increase 6% Q1 FY2026 call
      Total shares outstanding 142.9M As of December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Education & Training Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      LAUR
      Laureate Education, Inc.
      this stock
      $5.66B +20.2% +19.5% 21.6 3.4%
      EDU
      New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
      $8.09B -10.7% +13.6% 2.4%
      TAL
      TAL Education Group
      $5.72B -5.5% +33.7% 5.4%
      CVSA
      Covista Inc.
      $4.45B +26.5% +12.9% 20.4 4.8%
      LOPE
      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
      $4.00B -9.2% +19.8% 18.9 6.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      337
      % held
      93.3%
      Reported
      8 of 340
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      371
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      4.7M
      Days to cover
      2.8d
      Change
      -419.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      65%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.2K
      Value
      $83.0K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.0%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Donna Shalala
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 24, 2019
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $281.6M
      EPS diluted
      $1.89
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $400.0M
      Remaining
      $75.8M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      May 27, 2026
      This year
      6
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $247.5K
      Shares
      7.3K
      Filed
      Mar 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 30, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Laureate Education Announces Date…
      Published
      Jun 30, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      LAUR +5.9% +10.9% +14.2% +11.4% +20.2%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY +4.6% +6.8% +5.2% +10.3% +9.5%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $400.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $324.20M
      Remaining
      $75.80M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 912766 CUSIP 518613203 13F (30d) 8 filings 7 filers Visit website Investor relations