Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Laureate Education Inc shares valued at $165,121 were sold by Buskirk Richard M. on May 08 ’25. At $22.83 per share, Buskirk Richard M. sold 7,232 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 280,292 shares worth approximately $6.93 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Buskirk Richard M. purchased 7,232 shares, netting a total of over 165,121 in proceeds.
Before that, Cardoso Marcelo had sold 6,942 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $132,800, the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER traded Laureate Education Inc shares for $19.13 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,942 shares, worth approximately $9.43 million.
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
On last trading session, Laureate Education Inc [NASDAQ: LAUR] rose 1.10% to $24.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.325, but it reached a high of $24.79 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 9.47%. Over the course of the year, Laureate Education Inc shares have jumped approximately 72.64%.
Is Laureate Education Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Laureate Education Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.5 million shares to 2.8 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.3 million shares. A jump of 17.8% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.52 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.52.
