NASDAQ:PRDO Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $32.85 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.75 -0.10 (-0.30%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Perdoceo Education Stock (NASDAQ:PRDO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Perdoceo Education alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$32.52▼$33.0450-Day Range$28.08▼$33.3752-Week Range$20.55▼$34.60Volume458,010 shsAverage Volume808,806 shsMarket Capitalization$2.13 billionP/E Ratio14.22Dividend Yield1.83%Price Target$40.00Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview 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. The American InterContinental University System segment provides academic programs, including business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences. The company also offers non-degree and professional development programs. In addition, it operates intellipath, a learning platform used to educate students; and a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. The company was formerly known as Career Education Corporation and changed its name to Perdoceo Education Corporation in January 2020. Perdoceo Education Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois. Read More Perdoceo Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks85th Percentile Overall ScorePRDO MarketRank™: Perdoceo Education scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 291 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingPerdoceo Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.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 Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.88% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Perdoceo Education are expected to grow by 7.88% in the coming year, from $2.41 to $2.60 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 14.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.74.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 14.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.23.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPerdoceo Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.87. 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 2.17. 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 Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted6.92% 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 6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Perdoceo Education has recently decreased by 21.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldPerdoceo Education pays a meaningful dividend of 1.60%, 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 25.97%. 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 23.08% next year. This indicates that Perdoceo Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Perdoceo Education's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted6.92% 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 6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Perdoceo Education has recently decreased by 21.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.92 News SentimentPerdoceo Education has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Perdoceo Education this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for PRDO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Perdoceo Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 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 $6,760,254.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.11% 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. Submit View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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Here’s why I’m excited.So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably saw the news… Nvidia just signed a $7 BILLION deal with Saudi Arabia to power its new AI empire 🤯 We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of chips, including their latest Grace Blackwell supercomputer.August 29 at 2:00 AM | Timothy Sykes (Ad)Perdoceo Education Corp’s Earnings Call Highlights GrowthAugust 24, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comPerdoceo Education: Growing Health Degree Enrollments Bode WellAugust 21, 2025 | seekingalpha.comDoes Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?August 20, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comStocks To Watch: Perdoceo Education Sees RS Rating Rise To 84August 20, 2025 | msn.comPerdoceo Education: The Value Play In EdTechAugust 20, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines PRDO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PRDO shares performed this year? Perdoceo Education's stock was trading at $26.47 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PRDO stock has increased by 24.1% and is now trading at $32.85. How were Perdoceo Education's earnings last quarter? Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ:PRDO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.02. Perdoceo Education's revenue for the quarter was up 25.7% 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 First Trust Advisors LP (4.28%), State Street Corp (3.75%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.80%) and LSV Asset Management (2.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Todd S Nelson, Andrew Hurst, Ashish R Ghia, Greg E Jansen, Elise Baskel, David C Czeszewski, John Robert Kline, Patrick W Gross, Gregory L Jackson, Michele A Peppers, William Dean Hansen, Leslie T Thornton, 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 Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend5/30/2025Record date for 6/13 Dividend6/01/2025Dividend Payable6/13/2025Last Earnings7/31/2025Today8/29/2025Record date for 9/12 Dividend9/02/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/12 Dividend9/02/2025Dividend Payable9/12/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/11/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry SCHOOLS Sub-IndustryPersonal Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:PRDO CIK1046568 Webwww.perdoceoed.com Phone(847) 781-3600Fax847-781-3610Employees5,690Year Founded1994Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Perdoceo Education$40.00 High Price Target$40.00 Low Price Target$40.00 Potential Upside/Downside+21.8%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.31 Trailing P/E Ratio14.22 Forward P/E Ratio13.63 P/E Growth0.87Net Income$147.59 million Net Margins20.09% Pretax Margin27.09% Return on Equity17.13% Return on Assets13.41% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio4.27 Quick Ratio4.26 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$768.84 million Price / Sales2.78 Cash Flow$2.57 per share Price / Cash Flow12.78 Book Value$15.16 per share Price / Book2.17Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares64,953,000Free Float63,582,000Market Cap$2.13 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.87 Social Links Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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