Laureate Education Inc Gets a Buy Rating from Barrington

In a report released today, Alexander Paris from Barrington maintained a Buy rating on Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR), with a price target of $18. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $14.20.

According to TipRanks.com, Paris is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 11.5% and a 57.7% success rate. Paris covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Adtalem Global Education Inc, American Public Education, and Capella Education Company.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Laureate Education Inc is Moderate Buy and the average price target is $19, representing a 33.8% upside.

In a report issued on April 23, Piper Jaffray also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $20 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $18.96 and a one-year low of $10.46. Currently, Laureate Education Inc has an average volume of 305.5K.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 28 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of LAUR in relation to earlier this year.

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Laureate Education, Inc. engages in the provision of higher educational services to undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Through the Laureate International Universities network, offers different fields of study including business, education, engineering, information technology, law, and medicine.