Assessing Laureate Education (LAUR) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback

Assessing Laureate Education after recent share price moves

Laureate Education (LAUR) has drawn attention after a recent pullback, with the stock down about 6% over the past month and modestly positive over the past 3 months. This has prompted fresh questions about its valuation.

See our latest analysis for Laureate Education.

At a share price of US$33.31, Laureate Education has recently seen a 2.37% 1 day share price pullback and a 5.93% 30 day share price decline. At the same time, its 1 year total shareholder return of 77.75% and very large 5 year total shareholder return suggest longer term momentum has been strong and recent moves may reflect shifting sentiment around growth prospects or risk rather than a clear change in the underlying story.

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With a value score of 5, a reported intrinsic discount of about 57% and the stock trading nearly 19% below analyst targets, the key question is whether Laureate is genuinely undervalued or if the market already reflects its future growth.

Most Popular Narrative: 12.7% Undervalued

Compared with the last close at $33.31, the most followed narrative anchors on a fair value of $38.17, using a 7.15% discount rate to frame the upside.

Ongoing expansion into high-growth Latin American markets (Mexico, Peru) through new campus openings and targeted capacity investments leverages rising demand for private tertiary education, which is likely to drive sustained enrollment and revenue growth over the next several years.

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Curious what kind of revenue trajectory, margin profile and future earnings multiple support that fair value? The full narrative spells out the key moving parts in detail.

Result: Fair Value of $38.17 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, this hinges on Mexico and Peru continuing to support steady enrollment and currency conditions, and on online growth not compressing tuition and margins more than expected.

Find out about the key risks to this Laureate Education narrative.

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