NASDAQ:PRDO Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $34.31 +0.56 (+1.65%) As of 10:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Perdoceo Education Stock (NASDAQ:PRDO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Perdoceo Education alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$34.08▼$34.4950-Day Range$30.01▼$33.8752-Week Range$26.66▼$38.50Volume29,671 shsAverage Volume641,977 shsMarket Capitalization$2.15 billionP/E Ratio12.52Dividend Yield1.98%Price Target$44.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ: PRDO) is a postsecondary education company that provides career-focused academic programs primarily through online and campus-based institutions. Its schools serve students seeking associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as certificate and other professional education programs. Perdoceo’s principal institutions include Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University. The company offers programs in areas such as business, information technology, healthcare, criminal justice and other career-oriented fields. Instruction is delivered largely online, with additional campus and student-support services available in select locations. The company was formerly known as Career Education Corporation and adopted the Perdoceo Education Corporation name in 2019. Its institutions serve students in the United States and, through online education, may reach learners in other geographic markets. Todd S. Nelson has served as the company’s chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Perdoceo Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScorePRDO MarketRank™: 4.332 of 5 starsPerdoceo Education scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 133rd out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPerdoceo Education has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialPerdoceo Education has a consensus price target of $44.00, representing about 30.4% upside from its current price of $33.75.Amount of Analyst CoveragePerdoceo Education has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Perdoceo Education's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.43% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Perdoceo Education are expected to grow by 5.43% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $3.30 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 11.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.89.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 11.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 43.06.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPerdoceo Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.72. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPerdoceo Education has a P/B Ratio of 2.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Perdoceo Education's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted6.99% of the float of Perdoceo Education has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPerdoceo Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.01.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Perdoceo Education has recently increased by 6.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldPerdoceo Education pays a meaningful dividend of 2.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPerdoceo Education has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Perdoceo Education is 24.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Perdoceo Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.61% next year. This indicates that Perdoceo Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Perdoceo Education's dividend. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentPerdoceo Education has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Perdoceo Education this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for PRDO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Perdoceo Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Perdoceo Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,877,677.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.46% of the stock of Perdoceo Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.46% of the stock of Perdoceo Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Perdoceo Education's insider trading history. Receive PRDO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Perdoceo Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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PRDO Stock News HeadlinesIs Perdoceo’s Education (PRDO) Healthcare Bet the Ultimate Value Play?September 23, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPerdoceo Education: USAHS Growth And Cost Discipline Support The Bull CaseSeptember 17, 2026 | seekingalpha.comYour book is insideBlane Markham and the Markham Trading Team are giving readers a limited window to download their options strategy guide, titled How To Turn 100 Into 1000 Gains, before it moves behind a paywall. The guide walks through options trading concepts the team uses in its own research and education materials. Once the paywall goes up, free access ends for good.October 20 at 1:00 AM | TradeWins (Ad)Perdoceo Education to Acquire South UniversitySeptember 15, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPerdoceo Education Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire South UniversitySeptember 14, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPerdoceo Education To Acquire South University; Reaffirms FY26September 14, 2026 | rttnews.comPerdoceo Education signs agreement to acquire South UniversitySeptember 14, 2026 | msn.comPerdoceo to Acquire South University in Cash DealSeptember 14, 2026 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines PRDO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PRDO shares performed this year? Perdoceo Education's stock was trading at $29.33 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, PRDO stock has increased by 15.1% and is now trading at $33.75. How were Perdoceo Education's earnings last quarter? Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ:PRDO) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.80. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Perdoceo Education's major shareholders? Perdoceo Education's top institutional shareholders include Copeland Capital Management LLC (3.37%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.24%), Prairiewood Capital LLC (0.08%) and SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Todd S Nelson, Ashish R Ghia, Patrick W Gross, Greg E Jansen, John Robert Kline, Elise Baskel, David C Czeszewski, Gregory L Jackson, Kenda B Gonzales, William Dean Hansen, Michele A Peppers, Sunitha Araamudhu and Julia A Leeman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Perdoceo Education? Shares of PRDO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Perdoceo Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Perdoceo Education investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Alphabet (GOOG), General Motors (GM) and Baidu (BIDU). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/06/2026Record date for 9/10 Dividend9/01/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend9/01/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Today10/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/03/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (3m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 PRDO's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. PRDO has been in this zone for over 3 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Diversified Consumer Services Sub-IndustryEducation Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:PRDO CIK1046568 Webwww.perdoceoed.com Phone(847) 781-3600Fax847-781-3610Employees6,000Year Founded1994Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Perdoceo Education$44.00 High Price Target$44.00 Low Price Target$44.00 Potential Upside/Downside+28.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.74 Trailing P/E Ratio12.46 Forward P/E Ratio10.94 P/E Growth0.72Net Income$159.91 million Net Margins20.62% Pretax Margin27.06% Return on Equity18.93% Return on Assets14.66% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.69 Quick Ratio4.68 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$846.10 million Price / Sales2.53 Cash Flow$3.38 per share Price / Cash Flow10.12 Book Value$15.12 per share Price / Book2.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares62,580,000Free Float61,663,000Market Cap$2.14 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.73 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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