LAURLaureate Education, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 75). Price is +13% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 17% since the previous count, down from 3.6% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How LAUR is trading
Laureate Education, Inc. is +32% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 14 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +13%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 75
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- 2.4%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $39.49
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +10%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +32%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +400%
- vs 50-day average$37.40
- +5.6%
- 52-week high
- $40.45
- 52-week low
- $28.87
- Annualised volatility
- 32%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$19M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +17% |
| 2025 | +84% |
| 2024 | +33% |
| 2023 | +50% |
| 2022 | −9.9% |
| 2021 | +49% |
| 2020 | −17% |
| 2019 | +16% |
| 2018 | +12% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 of 9 | +3.6% |
| Feb | 9 | 4 of 9 | −1.7% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.72% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.9% |
| May | 10 | 9 of 10 | +8.3% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.31% |
| Jul | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.6% |
| Aug | 10 | 5 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Sep | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.8% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.05% |
| Nov | 9 | 5 of 9 | +2.5% |
| Dec | 9 | 6 of 9 | +4.2% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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