Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.70 to $34.61
• 50-Day Range: $30.01 to $33.87
• 52-Week Range: $26.66 to $38.50
• Volume: 446,174 shs
• Average Volume: 646,410 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.36
• Dividend Yield: 2.01%
• Price Target: $44.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Perdoceo Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Perdoceo Education scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 482 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Perdoceo 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 Potential

Perdoceo Education has a consensus price target of $44.00, representing about 29.9% upside from its current price of $33.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Perdoceo Education has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 12.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 12.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Perdoceo 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 Ratio

Perdoceo Education has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.99% of the float of Perdoceo Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Perdoceo Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Perdoceo Education has recently increased by 6.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Perdoceo Education pays a meaningful dividend of 2.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Perdoceo Education has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Perdoceo Education is 24.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.73

News Sentiment

Perdoceo Education has a news sentiment score of 1.73. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Perdoceo Education this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 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 Follows

1 people have added Perdoceo Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 Insiders

1.46% of the stock of Perdoceo Education is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.46% of the stock of Perdoceo Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PRDO
• CIK: 1046568
• Web: www.perdoceoed.com
• Phone: (847) 781-3600
• Fax: 847-781-3610
• Employees: 6,000
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Perdoceo Education: $44.00
• High Price Target: $44.00
• Low Price Target: $44.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.82
• P/E Growth: 0.72
• Net Income: $159.91 million
• Net Margins: 20.62%
• Pretax Margin: 27.06%
• Return on Equity: 18.93%
• Return on Assets: 14.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.69
• Quick Ratio: 4.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $858.61 million
• Price / Sales: 2.47
• Cash Flow: $3.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.13
• Book Value: $15.12 per share
• Price / Book: 2.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,577,000
• Free Float: 61,663,000
• Market Cap: $2.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73