Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.540-2.560 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.520. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Perdoceo Education also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.530-0.550 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $42.00 price target on shares of Perdoceo Education in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Perdoceo Education in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Perdoceo Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Perdoceo Education presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $42.00.

Perdoceo Education Stock Up 0.4%

Perdoceo Education stock traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $31.01. The stock had a trading volume of 999,368 shares, compared to its average volume of 588,442. The stock has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $34.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.08. Perdoceo Education has a 12 month low of $21.89 and a 12 month high of $38.02. The company has a current ratio of 4.27, a quick ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.04. Perdoceo Education had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 20.09%. Perdoceo Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.530-0.550 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.540-2.560 EPS. Research analysts predict that Perdoceo Education will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Perdoceo Education

In other news, SVP Greg E. Jansen sold 30,234 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.00, for a total transaction of $997,722.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 96,279 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,177,207. This represents a 23.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Elise Baskel sold 21,212 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $742,420.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 72,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,524,970. This trade represents a 22.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 205,656 shares of company stock valued at $6,871,148. 2.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Perdoceo Education

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Perdoceo Education by 136.1% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 26,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $864,000 after buying an additional 15,238 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Perdoceo Education during the second quarter worth approximately $671,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in shares of Perdoceo Education by 8.2% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 255,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,344,000 after buying an additional 19,310 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Perdoceo Education by 201.6% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 4,850 shares during the period. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its position in shares of Perdoceo Education by 15.8% during the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 19,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $627,000 after buying an additional 2,615 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Perdoceo Education Company Profile

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.