Laureate Education combines a wide economic moat, a return on equity of 29%, and a near-perfect financial-health score with three beats in the last four quarters and an average surprise of 17%—a high-quality, attractively valued business whose primary near-term constraint is that the stock has already closed most of the gap to its price target, leaving limited margin of safety for new capital.
Thesis pillars
- Wide Moat High Quality Returns→Stable
- Consistent Earnings Outperformance→Stable
- Latin America Geographic Concentration↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026· older than 90 days
Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Stock Analysis
Temporary headwind edge
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Wait for pullback to $33.83. At $35.49 the A.R:R is 0.4:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $33.83 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: Latin America; Thin upside margin: 3.1%.
Laureate Education operates five degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru — its only markets — enrolling approximately 497,700 students across campus-based, online, and hybrid programs in two segments: Mexico (UVM, UNITEC) and Peru (UPC, UPN, CIBERTEC).... Read more
Wait for pullback to $33.83. At $35.49 the A.R:R is 0.4:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $33.83 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: Latin America; Thin upside margin: 3.1%. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.30, quality 7.5/10, growth 8.9/10). Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (news events none recent, earnings proximity 105d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated Oct 31, 2026Recent Developments — Laureate Education, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) Stock Breaks Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat Oct 31, 2026 negative
- NEWS Laureate Education (LAUR) Stock Price Slides As Q3 Earnings Spur Cash Questions - Simply Wall St — Simply Wall St Oct 30, 2026 negative
- NEWS Laureate Education (LAUR) reports earnings tomorrow: what to expect - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 28, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Laureate Education (LAUR) reports earnings tomorrow: what to expect - TradingView — TradingView Oct 28, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Sells 108,313 Shares of Laureate Education $LAUR - MarketBeat — MarketBeat Oct 21, 2026 neutral
Latest item Oct 31, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-04T11:34:31Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicLatin America10-K Item 1A: 'our presence solely in Latin America presents risks relating to regional economic pressures'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-27Item 5.02LOWLaureate Education shareholders approved the 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan at Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026, authorizing the Compensation Committee to grant equity-based incentive compensation to directors, officers, employees, consultants, and advisors. No officer appointment or departure disclosed.SEC filing →
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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 for pullback to $33.83. At $35.49 the A.R:R is 0.4:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $33.83 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: Latin America; Thin upside margin: 3.1%. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.30, quality 7.5/10, growth 8.9/10). Target $36.60 (+3.1%), stop $32.16 (−10.4%), A.R:R 0.4:1. Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $36.60 (+3.1% upside). Target $36.60 (+3.1%), stop $32.16 (−10.4%), A.R:R 0.4:1. Stop-loss: $32.16.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Latin America; Thin upside margin: 3.1%; Negative momentum.
Laureate Education, Inc. trades at a P/E of 13.1 (forward 14.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
13 analysts rate LAUR, with a consensus score of 4.0/5. 7 analysts publish price targets averaging $42.
What does Laureate Education, Inc. do?Laureate Education operates five degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru — its only markets —...
Laureate Education operates five degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru — its only markets — enrolling approximately 497,700 students across campus-based, online, and hybrid programs in two segments: Mexico (UVM, UNITEC) and Peru (UPC, UPN, CIBERTEC). Revenue is entirely private-pay student tuition with no material government loan programs in either country, supported by over 33,900 employees including 18,340 academic staff.