LAUR NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Laureate Education Inc · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

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Latest close 38.31 USD
3.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 0.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 51/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 59 out of 100
Latest Close 38.31 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.5% latest completed week
4W Return 0.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 88.5% 46 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 8-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 13 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 3.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.3%. Indicator stack 76/62 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 51/100 conviction; expected move 10.5%. News sentiment 58/100 59 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 30 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 0.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7712-week average 0.52

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.77Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1313 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 13 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.3% over four weeks, 16.8% over 12 weeks, and 67.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 8 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.5%
4W0.3%
12W16.8%
26W11.7%
52W67.2%
Active trend streak8 weeks
Active weeks in one year46
Trend breadth88.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.73Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-10.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership8.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change35.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength69/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Value30/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth66/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
18.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
26.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
23.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
27.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
18.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
13.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-2.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
50.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
5.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

LAUR shows bullish options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 10.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction51/100
Expected move10.5%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation9
Volatility70
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity12 / 0

12 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

23 positive · 35 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move10.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-6.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.7%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-9.9%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+3.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -3.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape59/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 59/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis54/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 7/12.

Activity pressure 0.77; 13 reversal markers Factors67/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 11; Small Cap Core rank 67 SVQF69/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 227.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options47/100

LAUR shows bullish options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 10.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 10.5% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

Laureate Education (LAUR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Insiders12 / 0

12 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202638.31 USD3.5%34.50 USD21.89 USD0.738.055.3MOn
24 Jul 202637.00 USD1.5%34.34 USD21.73 USD0.735.495.1MOn
17 Jul 202636.45 USD-9.9%34.25 USD21.57 USD0.922.756.4MOn
10 Jul 202640.46 USD5.9%34.16 USD21.41 USD0.939.695.0MOn
3 Jul 202638.20 USD2.9%33.88 USD21.22 USD0.825.964.8MOn
26 Jun 202637.12 USD1.9%33.64 USD21.05 USD0.544.298.9MOn
19 Jun 202636.43 USD-0.9%33.44 USD20.89 USD0.00-1.877.1MOn
12 Jun 202636.76 USD8.7%33.22 USD20.73 USD-0.381.917.3MOn
5 Jun 202633.82 USD5.7%33.00 USD20.56 USD-0.87-3.755.5MOff
29 May 202631.99 USD-3.4%32.89 USD20.42 USD-1.03-12.864.6MOff
22 May 202633.12 USD3.1%32.79 USD20.29 USD-1.07-7.185.0MOff
15 May 202632.12 USD-2.1%32.68 USD20.15 USD-1.16-8.784.9MOff
8 May 202632.81 USD5.0%32.59 USD20.02 USD-1.07-7.096.6MOff
1 May 202631.24 USD0.8%32.45 USD19.89 USD-1.07-6.709.5MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.