Q1 Earnings Estimate for PRDO Issued By Barrington Research

Perdoceo Education Co. (NASDAQ:PRDO) – Research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Perdoceo Education in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.66 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.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $176.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.12 million. Perdoceo Education had a net margin of 21.66% and a return on equity of 17.13%.

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

Perdoceo Education Stock Performance

Perdoceo Education stock opened at $27.17 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of 12.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $27.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.74. Perdoceo Education has a fifty-two week low of $16.12 and a fifty-two week high of $29.84.

Institutional Trading of Perdoceo Education

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Perdoceo Education by 227.1% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 913 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted 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 valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 492 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its holdings 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 acquired a new position in shares of Perdoceo Education during the fourth quarter worth $60,000. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in shares of Perdoceo Education by 47.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Perdoceo Education

In other news, SVP John Robert Kline sold 12,148 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was 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 directly owns 130,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,363,144.95. The trade was a 8.52 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Todd S. Nelson sold 12,472 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.81% of the company’s stock.

Perdoceo Education Announces Dividend

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

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.