LAUR
Laureate Education, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · NMS
$33.27
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$4.7B
Trailing P/E
17.79
Forward P/E
13.34
Rev Growth
+15.4%
Profit Margin
16.1%
ROE
28.8%
Analyst Target
$40.25
Recommendation
NONE
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.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 71.5
Score Quality: 81.2
Score Combined: 61.6

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation100.0
Quality93.1
Cash Flow88.7
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: SILVER · Score: 58.7 · Rank: #535
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$5.1B
Price/Book
4.34
Beta
0.463
Analysts
6
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.7B
Total Debt
$722.7M
Short Ratio
4.09
Short % Float
0.1%
Employees
30,000

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 61.6 (P97 — top 3.1% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 6 analysts at None.
Price: $33.27 | Target: $40.33 (+21%)
Score
62
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+21%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+15.4%
Profit Margin16.1%
ROE28.8%
Forward P/E13.3
Market Cap$4.7B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $28.28 (-15%) | Entry: $33.27
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($40.33, 6 analysts)
10$332.70+$70.60 (21%)1.4R
50$1,663.50+$353.00 (21%)1.4R
100$3,327.00+$706.00 (21%)1.4R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (4.09 days to cover)
The Verdict
Laureate Education, Inc. passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
63.0
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Quality: HIGH_SORTINO
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-2.7%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.6%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
1.60
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-16.3%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
85
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
LOWER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
0.9x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Seasonality

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Best Day
Tuesday
Worst Day
Friday
Best Month
Sep
Worst Month
Apr
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.532847520584912
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+3.6%
3M Return
-4.4%
6M Return
+8.2%
12M Return
+46.7%
Momentum Rank
#1847
Momentum Signal
UP

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