Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $28.91 -0.05 (-0.18%) As of 10:58 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Perdoceo Education Short Interest DataPerdoceo Education (PRDO) has a short interest of 5.76 million shares, representing 9.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.5, indicating that it would take 9.5 days of the average trading volume of 502,551 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,760,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,770,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.17%Dollar Volume Sold Short$188.29 millionShort Interest Ratio9.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares65,540,000 sharesFloat Size59,930,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.61%Today's Trading Volume80,553 sharesAverage Trading Volume502,551 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average16% Short Selling Perdoceo Education? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Perdoceo Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPRDO Short Interest Over TimePRDO Days to Cover Over TimePRDO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Perdoceo Education Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20255,760,000 shares $188.29 million -0.2%9.6%9.5 $32.69 6/15/20255,770,000 shares $183.77 million +1.9%9.6%10 $31.85 5/31/20255,660,000 shares $192.16 million -13.6%9.5%9 $33.95 5/15/20256,550,000 shares $204.49 million +7.2%10.9%10.5 $31.22 4/30/20256,110,000 shares $153.48 million +4.6%10.2%9.9 $25.12 4/15/20255,840,000 shares $151.43 million +1.2%9.8%10.2 $25.93 3/31/20255,770,000 shares $145.29 million -2.4%9.6%10.3 $25.18 3/15/20255,910,000 shares $145.39 million +2.8%9.8%10.8 $24.60 2/28/20255,750,000 shares $147.20 million +6.9%9.6%12.2 $25.60 2/15/20255,380,000 shares $153.11 million No Change9.0%12.2 $28.46 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PRDO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Perdoceo Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20255,380,000 shares $154.84 million +1.7%9.0%12.4 $28.78 1/15/20255,290,000 shares $143.94 million +1.5%8.8%12.5 $27.21 12/31/20245,210,000 shares $137.91 million +1.2%8.7%12.7 $26.47 12/15/20245,150,000 shares $140.85 million +6.6%8.6%12.8 $27.35 11/30/20244,830,000 shares $132.58 million -3.2%8.1%12 $27.45 11/15/20244,990,000 shares $132.48 million +8.0%8.3%12.1 $26.55 10/31/20244,620,000 shares $103.26 million -4.7%7.7%12.2 $22.35 10/15/20244,850,000 shares $103.31 million +1.9%8.1%12.5 $21.30 9/30/20244,760,000 shares $105.86 million -4.8%7.9%11.7 $22.24 9/15/20245,000,000 shares $110.85 million -2.2%8.3%11.3 $22.17 8/31/20245,110,000 shares $114.67 million +0.4%8.5%11.6 $22.44 8/15/20245,090,000 shares $115.90 million -1.7%8.5%11.7 $22.77 7/31/20245,180,000 shares $128.41 million +6.4%8.6%11.7 $24.79 7/15/20244,870,000 shares $107.19 million -0.8%8.1%9.5 $22.01 6/30/20244,910,000 shares $105.17 million -6.1%8.2%9.2 $21.42 6/15/20245,230,000 shares $108.47 million -3.3%8.7%10 $20.74 5/31/20245,410,000 shares $121.73 million -1.3%9.0%9.4 $22.50 5/15/20245,480,000 shares $129.11 million +4.8%8.6%9.3 $23.56 4/30/20245,230,000 shares $95.71 million +58.0%8.2%8.7 $18.30 4/15/20243,310,000 shares $55.77 million +25.9%5.2%6.1 $16.85 3/31/20242,630,000 shares $46.18 million +16.4%4.1%5.4 $17.56 3/15/20242,260,000 shares $39.89 million +5.6%3.6%4.8 $17.65 2/29/20242,140,000 shares $38.11 million -11.6%3.4%4.8 $17.81 2/15/20242,420,000 shares $42.81 million +5.2%3.8%5.4 $17.69 1/31/20242,300,000 shares $41.63 million +9.0%3.6%5.2 $18.10 1/15/20242,110,000 shares $36.52 million -4.1%3.3%4.6 $17.31 12/31/20232,200,000 shares $38.63 million -7.6%3.5%4.8 $17.56 12/15/20232,380,000 shares $40.27 million +36.8%3.8%4.9 $16.92 11/30/20231,740,000 shares $30.31 million +4.8%2.7%3.7 $17.42 11/15/20231,660,000 shares $29.38 million -8.8%2.6%3.5 $17.70Treasury Secretary Bessent Is Betting Big on Gold (Ad)When the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. 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A key filing could confirm it by August 15th — and early investors may want to act now.Get the name and ticker in this private gold briefing 10/31/20231,820,000 shares $32.92 million +5.2%2.9%4 $18.09 10/15/20231,730,000 shares $30.21 million -3.4%2.7%4 $17.46 9/30/20231,790,000 shares $30.61 million -9.1%2.8%4.4 $17.10 9/15/20231,970,000 shares $32.37 million +4.8%3.1%5.2 $16.43 8/31/20231,880,000 shares $31.15 million -3.1%3.0%5.1 $16.57 8/15/20231,940,000 shares $31.80 million -4.4%3.1%5.7 $16.39 7/31/20232,030,000 shares $27.10 million +0.5%3.2%6.1 $13.35 7/15/20232,020,000 shares $25.65 million -6.9%3.1%6 $12.70 6/30/20232,170,000 shares $26.63 million -8.1%3.3%6.3 $12.27 6/15/20232,360,000 shares $29.90 million -4.5%3.6%7.1 $12.67 5/31/20232,470,000 shares $29.12 million -9.9%3.8%7.3 $11.79 5/15/20232,740,000 shares $32.61 million -8.1%4.2%7.3 $11.90 4/30/20232,980,000 shares $38.68 million +4.9%4.6%7.5 $12.98 4/15/20232,840,000 shares $38.48 million -0.7%4.4%7 $13.55 3/31/20232,860,000 shares $38.41 million -10.3%4.4%7 $13.43 3/15/20233,190,000 shares $42.04 million +2.9%4.9%7.5 $13.18 2/28/20233,100,000 shares $42.73 million +0.3%4.8%6.7 $13.79 2/15/20233,090,000 shares $44.16 million +0.7%4.8%7 $14.29 1/31/20233,070,000 shares $45.96 million -5.8%4.7%6.4 $14.97 1/15/20233,260,000 shares $49.00 million +2.5%5.0%7 $15.03 12/30/20223,180,000 shares $44.20 million -11.4%4.9%6.6 $13.90 12/15/20223,590,000 shares $49.08 million +13.6%5.5%7.2 $13.67 11/30/20223,160,000 shares $45.35 million +10.9%4.9%6.7 $14.35 11/15/20222,850,000 shares $40.53 million -4.4%4.4%5.9 $14.22 10/31/20222,980,000 shares $34.06 million -10.5%4.6%6.1 $11.43 10/15/20223,330,000 shares $34.57 million -7.2%5.1%7.1 $10.38 9/30/20223,590,000 shares $36.98 million +0.3%5.5%7.8 $10.30 9/15/20223,580,000 shares $39.49 million -7.5%5.5%7.3 $11.03 8/31/20223,870,000 shares $44.81 million -5.8%5.9%7.7 $11.58 8/15/20224,110,000 shares $51.33 million +3.5%6.3%7.9 $12.49 7/31/20223,970,000 shares $54.39 million -3.6%6.0%7 $13.70 7/15/20224,120,000 shares $50.68 million -1.7%6.2%7.1 $12.30 6/30/20224,190,000 shares $49.36 million -7.9%6.3%7.4 $11.78 6/15/20224,550,000 shares $46.41 million +3.2%6.9%8.1 $10.20 5/31/20224,410,000 shares $48.11 million +8.1%6.7%8.2 $10.91 5/15/20224,080,000 shares $40.88 million +1.5%6.1%7.2 $10.02 4/30/20224,020,000 shares $44.94 million +1.0%6.1%7.6 $11.18 4/15/20223,980,000 shares $46.41 million -3.2%6.0%7.6 $11.66 3/31/20224,110,000 shares $47.18 million -8.1%6.2%7.5 $11.48 3/15/20224,470,000 shares $49.53 million -3.0%6.7%8 $11.08 2/28/20224,610,000 shares $48.27 million +0.2%6.9%7.7 $10.47 2/15/20224,600,000 shares $47.93 million +17.1%6.8%7.9 $10.42 1/31/20223,930,000 shares $43.31 million +0.8%5.8%6.6 $11.02 1/15/20223,900,000 shares $47.11 million -6.0%5.7%6.6 $12.08 12/31/20214,150,000 shares $48.80 million -0.5%6.1%7.5 $11.76 12/15/20214,170,000 shares $48.96 million +13.9%6.1%7.8 $11.74 11/30/20213,660,000 shares $36.05 million -5.2%5.4%7.3 $9.85 11/15/20213,860,000 shares $40.49 million -11.5%5.7%8.6 $10.49 10/29/20214,360,000 shares $46.30 million +0.5%6.4%11 $10.62 10/15/20214,340,000 shares $47.13 million -5.0%6.4%11.5 $10.86Treasury Secretary Bessent Is Betting Big on Gold (Ad)When the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. 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A key filing could confirm it by August 15th — and early investors may want to act now.Get the name and ticker in this private gold briefing 9/30/20214,570,000 shares $48.26 million -5.2%6.8%11.5 $10.56 9/15/20214,820,000 shares $51.53 million +2.3%7.1%10.8 $10.69 8/31/20214,710,000 shares $51.72 million +1.5%7.0%10.9 $10.98 8/13/20214,640,000 shares $52.62 million -0.4%6.9%10.2 $11.34 7/30/20214,660,000 shares $55.27 million -4.1%6.9%9.5 $11.86 7/15/20214,860,000 shares $55.70 million +0.6%7.1%9.8 $11.46 6/30/20214,830,000 shares $59.26 million -3.8%7.1%9.9 $12.27 6/15/20215,020,000 shares $65.76 million -3.7%7.4%10.9 $13.10 5/28/20215,210,000 shares $63.51 million +7.4%7.7%11.4 $12.19 5/14/20214,850,000 shares $57.72 million +0.2%7.1%9.9 $11.90 4/30/20214,840,000 shares $58.27 million +2.5%7.1%10 $12.04 4/15/20214,720,000 shares $53.95 million -2.1%6.9%10.4 $11.43 3/31/20214,820,000 shares $57.60 million +9.3%7.1%10.5 $11.95 3/15/20214,410,000 shares $56.01 million +23.2%6.5%9.6 $12.70 2/26/20213,580,000 shares $46.68 million +6.9%5.3%7.8 $13.04 2/12/20213,350,000 shares $44.59 million -4.3%5.0%7.5 $13.31 1/29/20213,500,000 shares $41.48 million -6.7%5.2%7.3 $11.85 1/15/20213,750,000 shares $48 million No Change5.6%7.8 $12.80 PRDO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Perdoceo Education's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Perdoceo Education shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 5,760,000 shares of PRDO short. 9.61% of Perdoceo Education's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Perdoceo Education's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Perdoceo Education? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. PRDO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Perdoceo Education's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Perdoceo Education? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Perdoceo Education: Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Perdoceo Education? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 9.61% of Perdoceo Education's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Perdoceo Education's short interest increasing or decreasing? Perdoceo Education saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,760,000 shares, a decrease of 0.2% from the previous total of 5,770,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Perdoceo Education's float size? Perdoceo Education currently has issued a total of 65,540,000 shares. Some of Perdoceo Education's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Perdoceo Education currently has a public float of 59,930,000 shares. How does Perdoceo Education's short interest compare to its competitors? 9.61% of Perdoceo Education's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to Perdoceo Education: TAL Education Group (4.80%), Graham Holdings Company (2.20%), Laureate Education (1.73%), Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (14.11%), Mister Car Wash, Inc. (14.18%), Afya Limited (1.88%), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. (0.38%), EVgo Inc. (21.40%), Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR (1.36%), Udemy, Inc. (0.01%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Perdoceo Education stock? Short selling PRDO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Perdoceo Education as its price is falling. PRDO shares are trading down $0.05 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Perdoceo Education? A short squeeze for Perdoceo Education occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PRDO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Perdoceo Education's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PRDO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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