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Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] Investment Appeal on the Rise

Laureate Education Inc’s recently made public that its CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Cardoso Marcelo unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.13 million on Mar 18 ’25. In the deal valued at $19.13 per share,6,942 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Cardoso Marcelo now holds 381,165 shares worth roughly $7.35 million.

Then, Cardoso Marcelo bought 6,942 shares, generating $132,800 in total proceeds.

Before that, Snow Ian Kendell sold 520,831 shares. Laureate Education Inc shares valued at $9,098,918 were divested by the Director at a price of $17.47 per share. As a result of the transaction, Snow Ian Kendell now holds 0 shares, worth roughly $0.0.

Morgan Stanley downgraded its Laureate Education Inc [LAUR] rating to an Equal-weight from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early October with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Morgan Stanley also remained covering LAUR and has increased its forecast on August 07, 2023 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal-weight” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on May 08, 2023. It rated LAUR as “an Equal-weight” which previously was an “an Overweight”.

Price Performance Review of LAUR

On Monday, Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ:LAUR] saw its stock jump 0.63% to $19.27. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.99%. Laureate Education Inc shares have risen nearly 5.36% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 31.36% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $21.73 was reached on 02/20/25, a 52-week low of $13.26 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $19.65, while 200 days put it at $17.42.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For LAUR Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 18.98, which if violated will result in even more drops to 18.69. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 19.56. A further resistance level may holdings at 19.85. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 47.24, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.61, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 54.17%. Stochastics %K at 41.57% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Laureate Education Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Laureate Education Inc stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 0.31 million shares to a total of 2.76 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 2.46 million shares. There was a rise of 11.14%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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