Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.48 to $32.01
• 50-Day Range: $28.08 to $33.05
• 52-Week Range: $20.55 to $34.60
• Volume: 685,975 shs
• Average Volume: 852,286 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.76
• Dividend Yield: 1.64%
• Price Target: $40.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Perdoceo Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Perdoceo Education scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 292 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: Buy

Consensus Rating

Perdoceo 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 Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 13.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Perdoceo Education is 13.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.70.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Perdoceo Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.84. 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 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.92% 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 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Perdoceo Education has recently decreased by 21.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Perdoceo Education pays a meaningful dividend of 1.64%, 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 22.51%. 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 20.00% next year. This indicates that Perdoceo Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.92% 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 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Perdoceo Education has recently decreased by 21.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Perdoceo Education has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Perdoceo Education this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for PRDO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Perdoceo Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $5,658,207.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.11% 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.

PRDO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PRDO shares performed this year?

Perdoceo Education's stock was trading at $26.47 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PRDO stock has increased by 20.1% and is now trading at $31.79.

How were Perdoceo Education's earnings last quarter?

Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ:PRDO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.02. The business's revenue 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 investors 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, 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 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Record date for 6/13 Dividend: 6/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/13/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/16/2025
• Record date for 9/12 Dividend: 9/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/12 Dividend: 9/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: SCHOOLS
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PRDO
• CIK: 1046568
• Web: www.perdoceoed.com
• Phone: (847) 781-3600
• Fax: 847-781-3610
• Employees: 5,690
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Perdoceo Education: $40.00
• High Price Target: $40.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.19
• P/E Growth: 0.84
• Net Income: $147.59 million
• Net Margins: 20.09%
• Pretax Margin: 27.09%
• Return on Equity: 17.13%
• Return on Assets: 13.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 4.27
• Quick Ratio: 4.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $681.26 million
• Price / Sales: 3.03
• Cash Flow: $2.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.36
• Book Value: $15.16 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,950,000
• Free Float: 63,582,000
• Market Cap: $2.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87