LAUR - Latest News
Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR), operates in Consumer Defensive / Education & Training Services, trades on NASDAQ.
Market capitalization stands near $5.20B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 18.89. Beta to the broader market is 0.48.
The article list below shows the most recent LAUR headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent LAUR Headlines
Laureate Education Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call
globenewswire.com - Jun 30, 2026
MIAMI, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) plans to release results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on Thu
Laureate Education Remains A Compelling Prospect Despite Underperformance
seekingalpha.com - Jun 30, 2026
Laureate Education remains a Buy due to strong revenue growth and attractive valuation, despite recent profitability pressures. LAUR's 2026 revenue g
Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) Stock Up 3.1% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- GF Score: 71/100
gurufocus.com - Jun 9, 2026
On June 09, 2026, Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) shares rose 3. 1% today, trading at $35.
Laureate Education Announces Election of Julian Coulter to Board of Directors
globenewswire.com - May 21, 2026
MIAMI, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR), which operates five higher education institutions across Mexico and
Laureate Education Announces Election of Julian Coulter to Board of Directors
globenewswire.com - May 21, 2026
MIAMI, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR), which operates five higher education institutions across Mexico and
How News Affects LAUR Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track LAUR's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked LAUR news questions
- What is the latest LAUR news headline?
- The most recent LAUR headline (Jun 30, 2026) is "Laureate Education Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the LAUR news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What LAUR news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual LAUR options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.