Barrington Research Weighs in on PRDO Q1 Earnings

Perdoceo Education Co. (NASDAQ:PRDO - Free Report) - Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Perdoceo Education in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris forecasts that the company will post earnings of $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 $2.41 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 shares of Perdoceo Education from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th.

Perdoceo Education Price Performance

PRDO stock traded down $1.20 during trading on Thursday, reaching $25.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 674,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 418,896. The company's fifty day moving average is $27.39 and its 200-day moving average is $24.74. Perdoceo Education has a 1 year low of $16.12 and a 1 year high of $29.84. The company has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 5.45, a current ratio of 4.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Perdoceo Education had a return on equity of 16.85% and a net margin of 21.66%. The business had revenue of $176.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.12 million.

Perdoceo Education Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Saturday, March 1st will be issued a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Perdoceo Education's payout ratio is 23.64%.

Insider Activity at Perdoceo Education

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PRDO. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Perdoceo Education by 227.1% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,315 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Perdoceo Education by 38.7% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,762 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Perdoceo Education by 223.6% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,793 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Perdoceo Education in the fourth quarter worth about $60,000. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Perdoceo Education by 47.5% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,696 shares of the company's stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

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.