Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ:LAUR) price is hovering higher on Wednesday, May 08, jumping 0.94% above its previous close.
A look at today’s price movement shows that the recent level at last check reads $15.80. The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period read 20.40. Taking into account the 52-week price action we note that the stock hit a 52-week high of $15.91 and 52-week low of $10.76. The stock added 7.47% on its value in the past month.
Laureate Education Inc, which has a market valuation of $2.47 billion. The company stock has a Forward Dividend ratio of 0.00, while the dividend yield is 0.00%. It is understandable that investor optimism is growing ahead of the company’s current quarter results.
On average, analysts have forecast the company’s revenue for the quarter will hit 483.7M, with the likely lows of 483.7M and highs of 483.7M. The average estimate suggests sales growth for the quarter will likely rise by 10.70% when compared to those recorded in the same quarter in the last financial year. Staying with the analyst view, there is a consensus estimate of 1.57B for the company’s annual revenue in current year. Per this projection, the revenue is forecast to grow 6.00% above that which the company brought in the current year earning report.
Technical indicators in stocks provide crucial insights into market trends, guiding investors with precise entry and exit points based on price movements for informed decision-making.On the technical perspective front, indicators give LAUR a short term outlook of 100% Buy on average. Looking at the stock’s medium term indicators we note that it is averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators are currently assigning the stock as 50% Buy.
If we dive deeper into the stock’s performance we see the positive picture represented by the PEG ratio, currently standing at 1.36. The overview shows that LAUR’s price is at present 9.90% off the SMA20 and 12.44% from the SMA50. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) metric on the 14-day timeframe is pointing at 71.25, with weekly volatility standing at 4.79%. The indicator jumps to 2.93% when calculated based on the past 30 days. Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ:LAUR)’s beta value is holding at 0.77, while the average true range (ATR) indicator is currently reading 0.45.
An analysis of the Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ:LAUR) stock in terms of its daily trading volume indicates that the 3-month average is 721.57K.
Current records show that the company has 157.59M in outstanding shares. The insiders’ percentage holdings are 17.48% of outstanding shares while the percentage share held by institutions stands at 81.86%. But the 16.33% upside, the stock’s price has registered year-to-date as of today’s value, will likely reignite investor interest given the prospect of it rallying even higher.
