Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for PRDO FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Barrington Research upgraded their earnings per share forecast for Perdoceo Education to $2.52 for FY2025, slightly above the previous estimate of $2.49, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a $40.00 price target.
• Perdoceo Education reported a quarterly EPS of $0.67, exceeding expectations and showing a 25.7% year-over-year revenue increase, totaling $209.58 million.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, an increase from the previous $0.13, with a dividend yield of 2.0% and a payout ratio of 23.01%.

Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ:PRDO - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Barrington Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Perdoceo Education in a note issued to investors on Friday, August 1st. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will earn $2.52 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.49. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $40.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Perdoceo Education's current full-year earnings is $2.41 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Perdoceo Education's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.73 EPS.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $209.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $206.92 million. Perdoceo Education had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 20.09%. Perdoceo Education's quarterly revenue was up 25.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.60 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded Perdoceo Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th.

Perdoceo Education Stock Performance

Shares of Perdoceo Education stock opened at $29.70 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $31.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.51. The company has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 4.26, a current ratio of 4.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Perdoceo Education has a 52 week low of $20.55 and a 52 week high of $34.60.

Perdoceo Education Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This is a positive change from Perdoceo Education's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Perdoceo Education

In other news, SVP John Robert Kline sold 71,254 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.75, for a total transaction of $2,262,314.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 75,868 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,408,809. This represents a 48.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Julia A. Leeman sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.07, for a total value of $160,350.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 29,677 shares in the company, valued at $951,741.39. The trade was a 14.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 131,474 shares of company stock worth $4,157,836. Insiders own 2.11% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Perdoceo Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PRDO. IFP Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Perdoceo Education during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Perdoceo Education by 223.6% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,793 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239 shares during the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Perdoceo Education during the 4th quarter worth $127,000. Planned Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Perdoceo Education during the 2nd quarter worth $201,000. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Perdoceo Education during the 1st quarter worth $206,000. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

About Perdoceo Education

Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. It operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and The American InterContinental University System. The Colorado Technical University segment offers academic programs, such as business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice.

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