Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.530-0.550 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.540. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Perdoceo Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.540-2.560 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on PRDO. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Perdoceo Education in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Perdoceo Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 price target on shares of Perdoceo Education in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.00.

Perdoceo Education Price Performance

PRDO traded up $0.12 on Tuesday, reaching $31.01. The stock had a trading volume of 999,368 shares, compared to its average volume of 588,442. Perdoceo Education has a fifty-two week low of $21.89 and a fifty-two week high of $38.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $34.92 and a 200-day moving average of $32.08. The company has a current ratio of 4.27, a quick ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market capitalization of $2.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.88.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Perdoceo Education will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Perdoceo Education

In other Perdoceo Education news, CEO Todd S. Nelson sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.17, for a total value of $1,406,800.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 524,047 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,430,732.99. The trade was a 7.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Chairman Gregory L. Jackson sold 4,568 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.50, for a total value of $148,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 60,962 shares in the company, valued at $1,981,265. This trade represents a 6.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 205,656 shares of company stock worth $6,871,148. 2.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Perdoceo Education

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Perdoceo Education in the second quarter valued at approximately $671,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised 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 purchasing an additional 2,615 shares during the period. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Perdoceo Education during the second quarter worth approximately $1,159,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Perdoceo Education during the second quarter worth approximately $425,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of Perdoceo Education during the second quarter worth approximately $314,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.