Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Wait — supporting gate not met yet. Price is at or below entry $30.83 but weak momentum still blocks BUY_NOW. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico and Peru; Value-trap signals (2/5): Material insider selling (7 sells, 1.27% of cap), Negative free cash flow.
Laureate Education operates a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico (UVM, UNITEC) and Peru (UPC, UPN, CIBERTEC), with ~497,700 students across 50+ campuses. Revenue is tuition-based from private-pay students; essentially all revenue originated... Read more
Wait — supporting gate not met yet. Price is at or below entry $30.83 but weak momentum still blocks BUY_NOW. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico and Peru; Value-trap signals (2/5): Material insider selling (7 sells, 1.27% of cap), Negative free cash flow. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 6.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/6 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicMexico and Peru10-K Item 1A: 'We operate a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru and are subject to complex business, economic, legal, political, tax and foreign currency risks'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Wait — supporting gate not met yet. Price is at or below entry $30.83 but weak momentum still blocks BUY_NOW. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico and Peru; Value-trap signals (2/5): Material insider selling (7 sells, 1.27% of cap), Negative free cash flow. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $34.87 (+18.6%), stop $28.72 (−2.4%), Setup A.R:R 4.1:1. Score 6.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $34.87 (+19.3% upside). Target $34.87 (+18.6%), stop $28.72 (−2.4%), Setup A.R:R 4.1:1. Stop-loss: $28.72.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico and Peru; Value-trap signals (2/5): Material insider selling (7 sells, 1.27% of cap), Negative free cash flow.
Laureate Education, Inc. trades at a P/E of 16.7 (forward 12.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.2/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
12 analysts cover LAUR with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $40.
What does Laureate Education, Inc. do?Laureate Education operates a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico (UVM, UNITEC) and...
Laureate Education operates a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico (UVM, UNITEC) and Peru (UPC, UPN, CIBERTEC), with ~497,700 students across 50+ campuses. Revenue is tuition-based from private-pay students; essentially all revenue originated outside the United States in 2025.