Phoenix Education Partners (PXED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. is an education services company and the parent organization of University of Phoenix, a higher education institution focused primarily on working adults and other nontraditional learners. The company provides access to postsecondary education through online programs and related learning resources.

University of Phoenix offers associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, along with certificate and professional development options. Its academic offerings span fields such as business, education, health care, information technology, nursing, criminal justice and psychology. The institution serves students primarily in the United States through online instruction and select learning locations.

University of Phoenix was established in 1976 and became known for expanding flexible, career-oriented higher education for adult students. Phoenix Education Partners is led by George Burnett, who serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.22 to $27.33
• 50-Day Range: $26.73 to $35.02
• 52-Week Range: $23.52 to $47.08
• Volume: 59,414 shs
• Average Volume: 75,862 shs
• Market Capitalization: $964.88 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.45
• Dividend Yield: 3.14%
• Price Target: $41.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Phoenix Education Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Phoenix Education Partners scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 486 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Phoenix Education Partners has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Phoenix Education Partners has a consensus price target of $41.60, representing about 55.4% upside from its current price of $26.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Phoenix Education Partners has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.79%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Phoenix Education Partners are expected to grow by 1.79% in the coming year, from $4.46 to $4.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Phoenix Education Partners is 12.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Phoenix Education Partners is 12.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Phoenix Education Partners has a PEG Ratio of 0.47. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.00% of the float of Phoenix Education Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Phoenix Education Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.43.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Phoenix Education Partners has recently increased by 2.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Phoenix Education Partners pays a meaningful dividend of 3.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Phoenix Education Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Phoenix Education Partners is 39.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Phoenix Education Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.50% next year. This indicates that Phoenix Education Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Phoenix Education Partners has a news sentiment score of 1.77. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PXED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Phoenix Education Partners insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.00% of the stock of Phoenix Education Partners is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Phoenix Education Partners has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/14/2026
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PXED
• CIK: 1600222
• Web: www.phoenix.edu
• Phone: (800) 990-2765
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,400
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Phoenix Education Partners: $41.60
• High Price Target: $51.00
• Low Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +55.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.00
• P/E Growth: 0.47
• Net Income: $133.88 million
• Net Margins: 8.18%
• Pretax Margin: 11.78%
• Return on Equity: 60.06%
• Return on Assets: 31.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.91
• Quick Ratio: 1.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.96
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,050,000
• Free Float: 34,245,000
• Market Cap: $964.88 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A