WINTON GROUP Ltd Lowers Stock Position in Perdoceo Education Corporation $PRDO

Key Points

• WINTON GROUP Ltd cut its Perdoceo Education position by 91.4% in the second quarter, selling 137,695 shares and retaining 12,900 shares valued at approximately $413,000. Institutional investors collectively own 93.46% of the stock.
• Perdoceo reported quarterly EPS of $0.80, matching estimates, while revenue of $213.35 million slightly exceeded forecasts and increased 1.8% year over year. The company guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $3.10–$3.16.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with a $44 price target, although one rating was downgraded to “Hold.” Perdoceo also raised its quarterly dividend to $0.17 per share, implying a 2.0% yield.

WINTON GROUP Ltd decreased its holdings in shares of Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ:PRDO - Free Report) by 91.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,900 shares of the company's stock after selling 137,695 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd's holdings in Perdoceo Education were worth $413,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Perdoceo Education by 34.6% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,363 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. DGS Capital Management LLC raised its position in Perdoceo Education by 0.9% in the first quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 47,534 shares of the company's stock worth $1,769,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in Perdoceo Education by 0.5% in the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 104,318 shares of the company's stock worth $3,338,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. LVZ Inc. lifted its holdings in Perdoceo Education by 3.7% in the first quarter. LVZ Inc. now owns 17,715 shares of the company's stock valued at $659,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the period. Finally, Baron Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Perdoceo Education by 9.5% in the second quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,356 shares of the company's stock valued at $235,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Perdoceo Education

In other news, Chairman Gregory L. Jackson sold 11,271 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.78, for a total value of $358,192.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 64,949 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,064,079.22. The trade was a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Perdoceo Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Perdoceo Education in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $44.00.

Perdoceo Education Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of PRDO stock opened at $33.27 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.73. Perdoceo Education Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $26.66 and a fifty-two week high of $38.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.93.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.80. The firm had revenue of $213.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $212.50 million. Perdoceo Education had a net margin of 20.62% and a return on equity of 18.93%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. Perdoceo Education has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.730-0.740 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.160 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Perdoceo Education Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Perdoceo Education Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This is a positive change from Perdoceo Education's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.82%.

Perdoceo Education Profile

Perdoceo Education Corporation is a postsecondary education company that provides career-focused degree and credential programs primarily through online learning platforms. The company serves working adults and other nontraditional students seeking flexible education options in fields such as business, information technology, healthcare, criminal justice and related professional disciplines.

Perdoceo operates primarily through Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University.

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