Laureate Education, Inc.· LAUR

🇺🇸 US · MidSP600NASDAQ

Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services Website

Price: $36.13
Day: +0.70%
Mkt Cap: $4.98B
52W Range: $24.98 – $40.93
Volume: 2.31M
Beta: 0.44

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 2.4 / 5 (Bearish), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 341 institutions hold; 159 added, 148 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 3 sales ($19.1M)

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Laureate Education, Inc.

LAUR|Consumer Defensive|Education & Training Services

Current price: $36

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

4.5x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

1 seller

vs 2.0 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

214 adding vs 207 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

96.1%

341 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

FMR LLC

20.4M

+7.9%

BLACKROCK, INC.

20.3M

-2.2%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

6.8M

-2.8%

CPV PARTNERS, LLC

5.7M

+1.1%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

5.5M

-1.1%

STATE STREET CORP

5.1M

+2.6%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

68 buying78 unchanged87 selling

233 funds held LAUR in Q2 2026, holding 63.0M shares between them, down 1.5% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST1.9M sh

PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS48.2K sh

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS33.8K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Sep 2

Snow Ian Kendell

$15.5M

Sale · Mar 13

Snow Ian Kendell

$9.1M

Sale · Aug 31

Snow Ian Kendell

$3.5M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 21, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

LAUR Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

2.4/5

Bearish

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

-39

Institutional Flow

50% weight

-30

Fund Flow

10% weight

-25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 2.4/5 (Bearish) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for LAUR

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Bearish Signal

Elevated insider selling in Q3 2026

3 sales totaling $19.1M (521.2K shares)

Share volume is 4.5x the historical average, significantly above normal

All sales came from a single insider

Buying seen in 1 of 15 quarters

4.5x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Heavy

2.31%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

vs 1.3 avg per quarter

Q4 2022

Last insider purchase

buying in 1 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, LAUR

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

Snow Ian Kendell

10% Owner

Sell

427,019 shares at $36.26

≈20.6% of their stake at the time

Sep 2, 2026$15.48M

Snow Ian Kendell

Director

Sell

520,831 shares at $17.47

≈100.0% of their stake at the time

Mar 13, 2025$9.10M

Snow Ian Kendell

10% Owner

Sell

91,556 shares at $38.43

≈4.2% of their stake at the time

Aug 31, 2026$3.52M

Buskirk Richard M.

CFO

Sell

60,803 shares at $33.68

≈19.7% of their stake at the time

Mar 11, 2026$2.05M

Cardoso Marcelo

COO

Sell

70,000 shares at $29.00

≈18.4% of their stake at the time

Nov 4, 2025$2.03M

del Corro Pedro

Director

Sell

25,000 shares at $19.58

≈45.7% of their stake at the time

Nov 25, 2024$489.50K

Cardoso Marcelo

COO

Sell

7,300 shares at $33.91

≈2.1% of their stake at the time

Mar 17, 2026$247.54K

Cardoso Marcelo

COO

Sell

12,775 shares at $17.37

≈3.4% of their stake at the time

Nov 5, 2024$221.88K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for LAUR

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bearish Signal

Institutions reducing exposure in Q2 2026

96.1% institutional ownership

Balanced activity: 214 adding vs 207 reducing

13F shares decreased by 2.0%, a notable change

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

Net breadth

214 adding vs 207 reducing

Balanced

1.03

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

-4

New − closed

55 initiated, 59 exited

6 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+214 growing-207 shrinkingNet: +7

159

148

New (55)

Increased (159)

Reduced (148)

Closed (59)

Top Institutional Holders, LAUR

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

FMR LLC

20.4M

$739.3M

Ownership

14.46%

+7.9%

BLACKROCK, INC.

20.3M

$737.2M

Ownership

14.42%

-2.2%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

6.8M

$245.6M

Ownership

4.80%

-2.8%

CPV PARTNERS, LLC

5.7M

$206.8M

Ownership

4.05%

+1.1%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

5.5M

$198.2M

Ownership

3.88%

-1.1%

STATE STREET CORP

5.1M

$186.0M

Ownership

3.64%

+2.6%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

4.2M

$152.8M

Ownership

2.99%

+1.5%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

3.7M

$135.8M

Ownership

2.66%

+0.7%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 233 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

68 buying87 sellingNet: -19

Buying (68)

Unchanged (78)

Selling (87)

In total, funds bought 2.5M shares and sold 3.5M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bearish Signal

Funds distributing in Q2 2026

233 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

87 funds selling vs 68 buying

Top Fund Holders, LAUR

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

1.9M

Weight

9.39%

Jul 31, 2026No change

PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

48.2K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

33.8K

Weight

0.00%

Jul 31, 2026Increased

AUGUSTAR VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND INC

25.7K

Weight

0.16%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST

23.1K

Weight

0.19%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Voya VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS INC

22.9K

Weight

0.17%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

Calvert Responsible Index Series, Inc.

21.1K

Weight

1.12%

Jun 30, 2026No change

DEUTSCHE DWS INVESTMENTS VIT FUNDS

19.0K

Weight

3.49%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

Laureate Education, Inc.· LAUR

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History77Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings127Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Insider Trading Activity

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Institutional Ownership Analysis

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ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights