Caxton Associates LLP Acquires New Holdings in Perdoceo Education Corporation $PRDO

Key Points

• Caxton Associates LLP has acquired 26,055 shares of Perdoceo Education Corporation for approximately $656,000, reflecting recent institutional interest in the company.
• Perdoceo Education reported a quarterly EPS of $0.67, exceeding expectations, and forecasted earnings for Q3 2025 between 0.600-0.620 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, increasing from the previous $0.13, with a dividend yield of 1.7%.

Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in shares of Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ:PRDO - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 26,055 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $656,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of PRDO. IFP Advisors Inc bought a new stake in shares of Perdoceo Education in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Perdoceo Education in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Perdoceo Education by 31.7% in the 4th quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 7,900 shares of the company's stock worth $209,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in shares of Perdoceo Education by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 8,976 shares of the company's stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in Perdoceo Education in the first quarter worth $267,000. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Perdoceo Education Price Performance

NASDAQ PRDO traded up $0.12 on Wednesday, hitting $35.25. 55,395 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 600,132. Perdoceo Education Corporation has a 1-year low of $20.55 and a 1-year high of $35.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $31.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.56. The company has a current ratio of 4.27, a quick ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $2.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.91.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.02. Perdoceo Education had a net margin of 20.09% and a return on equity of 17.13%. The business had revenue of $209.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $206.92 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share. Perdoceo Education's revenue was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Perdoceo Education has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.600-0.620 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.480-2.550 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Perdoceo Education Corporation will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Perdoceo Education Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This is a boost from Perdoceo Education's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio is currently 25.97%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Perdoceo Education in a report on Friday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Perdoceo Education has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $40.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Perdoceo Education

In related news, Chairman Gregory L. Jackson sold 4,568 shares of Perdoceo Education stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.50, for a total transaction of $148,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 60,962 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,981,265. The trade was a 6.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Greg E. Jansen sold 30,234 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.00, for a total value of $997,722.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 96,279 shares in the company, valued at $3,177,207. The trade was a 23.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 125,656 shares of company stock worth $4,073,148 over the last quarter. 2.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.