Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Laureate Education Inc shares valued at $489,500 were sold by del Corro Pedro on Nov 25 ’24. At $19.58 per share, del Corro Pedro sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 29,686 shares worth approximately $0.59 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cardoso Marcelo sold 12,775 shares, netting a total of over 221,876 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $17.37 each, the insider now holds 360,234 shares.
Before that, Cardoso Marcelo had added 12,775 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $221,877, the Officer bought Laureate Education Inc shares for $17.37 each.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on July 26, 2024, Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $17. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 07, 2023, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for LAUR. Earlier on May 08, 2023, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for LAUR stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing LAUR Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.06%. Over the course of the year, Laureate Education Inc shares have jumped approximately 8.58%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $19.96 on 02/11/25 and a 52-week low of $17.82 on 01/13/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $18.75, while a 200-day SMA reached $16.49. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.83 million shares from 0.54 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Laureate Education Inc (LAUR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.60, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.03. The next price resistance is at 20.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.73 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.62, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 6.45%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
