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LAUR Laureate Education Inc
NASDAQ USD Consumer Defensive
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 5B
- P/E ratio
- 12.3
- Analyst target
- 41.5
- Dividend yield
- Not available
- Beta
- 0.47
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- ISIN
- Not available
- Market cap
- 5B
- P/E ratio
- 12.3
- Analyst target
- 41.5
- Dividend yield
- Not available
- Beta
- 0.47
About
About Laureate Education Inc
Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a portfolio of higher education institutions in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs in the areas of medicine and health sciences, engineering and information technology, and business and management through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It also operates universities and technical-vocational institutions, as well as provides high school education services. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Research context
Laureate Education Inc appears in PyInvesting’s US Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
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5 years, 7 months ago
Laureate Education, Inc is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 5.2% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 98.4% cheaper than other stocks from the Consumer Defensive sector with a price to sales ratio of 2.9.
Laureate Education, Inc's total revenue sank by 67.7% to $285M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 523.1% to $379M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 198.2% to $26M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Laureate Education, Inc gets an overall score of 4/5.