Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) is undervalued and Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) is slightly undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, LAUR trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +27%, against +9% for LOPE.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 7.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $49.80; the price of $36.13 is 27% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $160.79; the price of $146.78 is 9% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | LAUR | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Slightly undervalued |
| Price | $36.13 | $146.78 |
| Intrinsic value | $49.80 | $160.79 |
| Margin of safety | +27% | +9% |
| Leak Score | 100/100 (3/12) | 59/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $5.0B | $3.8B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 10.7% | 5.5% |
| Operating margin | 24.4% | 27.8% |
| Net margin | 17.6% | 19.6% |
| Return on equity | 29.4% | 31.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.64 | 0.16 |
| P/E | 16.2x | 17.7x |
| Forward P/E | 14.8x | 13.0x |
| P/B | 4.4x | 5.8x |
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | — |