Mondrian Investment Partners LTD Has $219,000 Position in Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD cut its stake in shares of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) by 89.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,709 shares of the company’s stock after selling 98,345 shares during the quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD’s holdings in Laureate Education were worth $219,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Laureate Education by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 47,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $870,000 after buying an additional 1,606 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the 4th quarter worth about $414,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Laureate Education in the 4th quarter worth about $408,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp raised its position in shares of Laureate Education by 34.4% in the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 3,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 866 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Laureate Education by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,181,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,892,000 after acquiring an additional 35,521 shares in the last quarter. 96.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Laureate Education from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th.

Laureate Education Stock Performance

LAUR stock opened at $18.49 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $17.84. Laureate Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $13.26 and a 1-year high of $21.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a market cap of $2.79 billion, a PE ratio of 9.53 and a beta of 0.80.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.20. Laureate Education had a return on equity of 32.35% and a net margin of 18.92%. The firm had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.50 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Laureate Education, Inc. will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current year.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs.