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

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

Perdoceo Education Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ PRDO traded up $0.12 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $31.01. The company had a trading volume of 999,368 shares, compared to its average volume of 588,442. Perdoceo Education has a 12-month low of $21.89 and a 12-month high of $38.02. The stock has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a PE ratio of 13.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50-day moving average is $34.92 and its 200 day moving average is $32.08. The company has a quick ratio of 4.26, a current ratio of 4.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.65 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, equities analysts forecast that Perdoceo Education will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Perdoceo Education news, SVP Elise Baskel sold 21,212 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $742,420.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 72,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,524,970. This represents a 22.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Ashish R. Ghia sold 53,081 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.70, for a total value of $1,629,586.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 157,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,839,302.40. This represents a 25.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 205,656 shares of company stock valued at $6,871,148 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Perdoceo Education by 9.1% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 7,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 605 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Perdoceo Education by 1.3% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 57,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,884,000 after buying an additional 723 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in shares of Perdoceo Education by 2.4% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 32,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,056,000 after buying an additional 753 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Perdoceo Education by 2.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 56,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,417,000 after buying an additional 1,235 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Perdoceo Education by 19.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 10,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 1,717 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

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.