Brokers Offer Predictions for PRDO Q1 Earnings

Perdoceo Education Co. (NASDAQ:PRDO) – Analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Perdoceo Education in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Perdoceo Education’s current full-year earnings is $2.36 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Perdoceo Education’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Perdoceo Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th.

Perdoceo Education Price Performance

Shares of PRDO stock opened at $27.17 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.35, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.07. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.74. Perdoceo Education has a one year low of $16.12 and a one year high of $29.84.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $176.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.12 million. Perdoceo Education had a net margin of 21.66% and a return on equity of 17.13%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PRDO. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Perdoceo Education in the fourth quarter worth $1,759,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in shares of Perdoceo Education in the 4th quarter worth $6,134,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its holdings in shares of Perdoceo Education by 70.0% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 17,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $450,000 after buying an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new stake in shares of Perdoceo Education during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,253,000. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Perdoceo Education by 31.7% in the 4th quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 7,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Perdoceo Education

In related news, CEO Todd S. Nelson sold 12,472 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.29, for a total value of $327,888.88. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 615,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,186,674.13. The trade was a 1.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Robert Kline sold 12,148 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.79, for a total value of $313,296.92. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 130,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,363,144.95. This represents a 8.52 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.81% of the company’s stock.

Perdoceo Education Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 1st will be paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.91%. Perdoceo Education’s payout ratio is 23.64%.

About Perdoceo Education

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.