PRDO

PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp

Nasdaq · Services-Educational Services · Inc. DE · CIK 0001046568
$34.04 -3.60% $2.1B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)21 New Institutional Positions13 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$2.1B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (86%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$1.5B
Inst. Activity21 buys / 13 sells
Insider Activity0B / 13S
Insider Net $-$8.8M
SEC Reports5
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Services-Educational Services·Inc. DE·CIK 0001046568·Prev Close $35.31

Recent Activity

Jun 4, 2026 Insider
GONZALES KENDA B acquired via exercise 9,308 shares
Director @ $7.22 ($67.2K)
Jun 4, 2026 Insider
GONZALES KENDA B sold 9,308 shares
Director @ $34.79 ($323.8K)
May 27, 2026 SEC
Perdoceo Education Corp filed an 8-K reporting that stockholders approved the 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the May 2
8-K — Impact 3/10
May 21, 2026 Insider
HANSEN WILLIAM DEAN was granted 3,987 shares
Director
May 13, 2026 SEC
Two PRDO insiders sold a total of $529K in open-market shares within a week of the company reporting strong Q1 2026 earn
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 7, 2026 SEC
PRDO reported Q1 2026 GAAP EPS of $0.85 (slightly above $0.84 consensus) and revenue of $221.7M (above $218.4M consensus
8-K — Impact 7/10
Inst.
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC — DOUBLED
1,068,341 shares ($39.8M)
Inst.
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — DOUBLED
435,917 shares ($16.2M)

Price Targets

$44.00 +29.3% upside Strong Buy
Current $34.04 Low $44.00 Median $44.00 High $44.00 1 analysts
$44.00 $44.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy86% buy · 7 analysts
3Strong Buy
3Buy
1Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Apr 27, 2026 Barrington Research MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Jan 5, 2026 Barrington Research MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.80 ▲ +5.3% $0.80 — $0.80 19% YoY 1
Next Q $0.74 ▼ -2.6% $0.74 — $0.74 14% YoY 1
Current FY $3.11 ▲ +2.0% $3.11 — $3.11 19% YoY 1
Next FY $3.34 ▲ +2.1% $3.34 — $3.34 7% YoY 1

Latest Reports

NEUTRAL 8-K 3/10
Perdoceo Education Corp filed an 8-K reporting that stockholders approved the 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the May 2
May 27, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two PRDO insiders sold a total of $529K in open-market shares within a week of the company reporting strong Q1 2026 earn
May 13, 2026

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
Erste Asset Management GmbH——
BlackRock, Inc.$341.8M—
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP$145.4M—
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$130.3M—
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP$110.5M—

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 4, 2026GONZALES KENDAM$67.2K
Jun 4, 2026GONZALES KENDASELL$323.8K
May 21, 2026HANSEN WILLIAMA$0.00
May 21, 2026GROSS PATRICKA$0.00
May 21, 2026Jackson GregoryA$0.00
50 institutional holders with $1.5B total value (40,618,561 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: Erste, BlackRock,, DIMENSIONAL. Net buying activity: 21 institutions added/increased vs 13 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1Erste Asset Management GmbH—$0.000.0%—
2BlackRock, Inc.9,185,248$341.8M22.6%—
3DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP3,907,383$145.4M9.6%—
4RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC3,502,264$130.3M8.6%—
5FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP2,970,195$110.5M7.3%—
6VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,684,048$99.9M6.6%—
7STATE STREET CORP2,408,286$89.6M5.9%—
8FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC1,846,986$68.7M4.5%—
9GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,554,243$57.8M3.8%—
10VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1,483,753$55.2M3.7%—
11PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC1,068,341$39.8M2.6%DOUBLED +240.2%
12Nuveen, LLC912,831$34.0M2.2%—
13CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC851,754$31.7M2.1%—
14MORGAN STANLEY780,794$29.1M1.9%—
15WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP657,879$24.5M1.6%—
16TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP544,005$20.2M1.3%—
17ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP463,615$17.3M1.1%—
18Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.439,549$16.4M1.1%—
19FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC435,917$16.2M1.1%DOUBLED +104.7%
20VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO392,883$14.6M1.0%—

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCDOUBLED314,0101,068,341+240.2%$39.8M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCDOUBLED212,904435,917+104.7%$16.2M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.TRIM556,175311,800-43.9%$11.6M2026-Q1
Allianz Asset Management GmbHDOUBLED51,266234,412+357.2%$8.7M2026-Q1
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED82,370182,847+122.0%$6.8M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCTRIM208,000136,912-34.2%$5.1M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD43,00775,538+75.6%$2.8M2026-Q1
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLCTRIM105,89274,864-29.3%$2.8M2026-Q1
Gotham Asset Management, LLCDOUBLED34,14472,682+112.9%$2.7M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED97054,648+5533.8%$2.0M2026-Q1
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPTRIM84,12653,527-36.4%$2.0M2026-Q1
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.ADD31,50042,820+35.9%$1.6M2026-Q1
Horizon Investments, LLCADD33,81742,598+26.0%$1.6M2026-Q1
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.TRIM92,42738,884-57.9%$1.4M2026-Q1
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALNEAR_EXIT268,89436,029-86.6%$1.3M2026-Q1
Trexquant Investment LPADD23,16732,074+38.4%$1.2M2026-Q1
Vident Advisory, LLCADD20,68531,292+51.3%$1.2M2026-Q1
State of Tennessee, Department of TreasuryTRIM47,92928,929-39.6%$1.1M2026-Q1
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCTRIM55,25727,272-50.6%$1.0M2026-Q1
HighTower Advisors, LLCADD13,08125,926+98.2%$964.7K2026-Q1
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.TRIM37,00222,614-38.9%$841.5K2026-Q1
CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCADD9,90614,585+47.2%$542.7K2026-Q1
Mariner, LLCADD8,40013,155+56.6%$489.5K2026-Q1
Freestone Grove Partners LPTRIM17,24012,274-28.8%$456.7K2026-Q1
AmundiADD8,90812,261+37.6%$456.2K2026-Q1
17 unique insiders with 50 transactions. Net insider value: -$8.8M ($0.00 bought, $8.8M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 4, 2026GONZALES KENDA BDirectorEXERCISE9,308$7.22$67.2K
Jun 4, 2026GONZALES KENDA BDirectorSELL9,308$34.79$323.8K
May 21, 2026HANSEN WILLIAM DEANDirectorAWARD3,987——
May 21, 2026GROSS PATRICK WDirectorAWARD3,987——
May 21, 2026Jackson Gregory L.DirectorAWARD3,987——
May 21, 2026GONZALES KENDA BDirectorAWARD3,987——
May 21, 2026Thornton Leslie TDirectorAWARD3,987——
May 21, 2026Wheat Alan DupreeDirectorAWARD3,987——
May 21, 2026Skandera HannaDirectorAWARD3,987——
May 21, 2026CHOOKASZIAN DENNISDirectorAWARD3,987——
May 13, 2026Peppers Michele APrincipal Accounting OfficerSELL14,000$34.50$483.0K
May 12, 2026Leeman Julia A.SVP - Campus OperationsSELL11,315$35.51$401.8K
May 12, 2026GROSS PATRICK WDirectorEXERCISE21,129$5.96$125.9K
May 12, 2026GROSS PATRICK WDirectorSELL3,647$34.98$127.6K
Apr 6, 2026Jansen Greg E.SVP, General CounselSELL30,158$38.00$1.1M
Mar 25, 2026Ghia Ashish RCFOSELL11,089$37.00$410.3K
Mar 25, 2026NELSON TODD SPresident and CEOSELL4,387$36.65$160.8K
Mar 24, 2026NELSON TODD SPresident and CEOSELL40,000$36.48$1.5M
Mar 23, 2026NELSON TODD SPresident and CEOSELL40,000$35.24$1.4M
Mar 18, 2026Ghia Ashish RCFOSELL11,090$35.07$388.9K
Mar 17, 2026NELSON TODD SPresident and CEOSELL11,346$35.00$397.1K
Mar 16, 2026NELSON TODD SPresident and CEOSELL40,000$34.86$1.4M
Mar 14, 2026Kline John RobertSVP, AIUTAX W/H2,037$35.78$72.9K
Mar 14, 2026Kline John RobertSVP, AIUEXERCISE16,926——
Mar 14, 2026Peppers Michele APrincipal Accounting OfficerEXERCISE4,728——
Mar 14, 2026Peppers Michele APrincipal Accounting OfficerTAX W/H792$35.78$28.3K
Mar 14, 2026Jansen Greg E.SVP, General CounselTAX W/H2,060$35.78$73.7K
Mar 14, 2026Jansen Greg E.SVP, General CounselEXERCISE16,914——
Mar 14, 2026Baskel EliseSVP, CTUTAX W/H2,221$35.78$79.5K
Mar 14, 2026Araamudhu SunithaSVP - AIUSTAX W/H839$35.78$30.0K
Mar 14, 2026Baskel EliseSVP, CTUEXERCISE16,838——
Mar 14, 2026Leeman Julia A.SVP - Campus OperationsEXERCISE3,832——
Mar 14, 2026Ghia Ashish RCFOEXERCISE27,290——
Mar 14, 2026Czeszewski David C.SVP, CIOEXERCISE9,094——
Mar 14, 2026Leeman Julia A.SVP - Campus OperationsTAX W/H591$35.78$21.1K
Mar 14, 2026Czeszewski David C.SVP, CIOTAX W/H1,223$35.78$43.8K
Mar 14, 2026Araamudhu SunithaSVP - AIUSEXERCISE5,336——
Mar 14, 2026Ghia Ashish RCFOTAX W/H3,288$35.78$117.6K
Mar 14, 2026NELSON TODD SPresident and CEOTAX W/H10,333$35.78$369.7K
Mar 14, 2026NELSON TODD SPresident and CEOEXERCISE73,140——
Mar 13, 2026Thornton Leslie TDirectorSELL21,129$35.37$747.3K
Mar 13, 2026Thornton Leslie TDirectorEXERCISE21,129$5.96$125.9K
Mar 12, 2026CHOOKASZIAN DENNISDirectorEXERCISE21,129$5.96$125.9K
Mar 10, 2026Peppers Michele APrincipal Accounting OfficerAWARD3,365——
Mar 10, 2026Leeman Julia A.SVP - Campus OperationsAWARD2,652——
Mar 10, 2026Czeszewski David C.SVP, CIOAWARD4,197——
Mar 10, 2026Jansen Greg E.SVP, General CounselAWARD9,480——
Mar 10, 2026Araamudhu SunithaSVP - AIUSAWARD7,549——
Mar 10, 2026Baskel EliseSVP, CTUAWARD7,822——
Mar 10, 2026Kline John RobertSVP, AIUAWARD7,811——
5 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 1 bullish, 2 bearish, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Avg impact: 5.4/10.
NEUTRAL 8-K 3/10
Perdoceo Education Corp filed an 8-K reporting that stockholders approved the 2026 Long-Term Incenti
May 27, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two PRDO insiders sold a total of $529K in open-market shares within a week of the company reporting
May 13, 2026
BULLISH 8-K 7/10
PRDO reported Q1 2026 GAAP EPS of $0.85 (slightly above $0.84 consensus) and revenue of $221.7M (abo
May 7, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 7/10
Perdoceo Education Corp's CEO and CFO sold over $3.4M in shares over three days in late March 2026,
Mar 25, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 7/10
Multiple Perdoceo Education executives, including the CEO and CFO, sold shares in open-market transa
Mar 20, 2026
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Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (86% buy). Based on 7 analysts: 3 strong buy, 3 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$44.00 mean target +29.3% upside Strong Buy (3.00)
$44.00 Low $44.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$34.04
Target Low$44.00
Target Mean$44.00
Target Median$44.00
Target High$44.00
# Analysts1
RecommendationStrong Buy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
 $0.80 $0.80 $0.80 19.4% +5.3% 1↑ 0↓ $0.2B 1.4% 1
Next Q
2026-09-30
 $0.74 $0.74 $0.74 13.9% -2.6% 0↑ 1↓ $0.2B 2.2% 1
Current FY
2026-12-31
 $3.11 $3.11 $3.11 19.2% +2.0% 1↑ 0↓ $0.9B 2.4% 1
Next FY
2027-12-31
 $3.34 $3.34 $3.34 7.4% +2.1% 1↑ 0↓ $0.9B 2.8% 1

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.800
7d ago$0.760+0.040
30d ago$0.760+0.040
60d ago$0.760+0.040
90d ago$0.000+0.800
1 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Apr 27, 2026 Barrington Research MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 5, 2026 Barrington Research MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20263310086%
May 1, 20263310086%
Apr 1, 20263310086%
Mar 1, 20263310086%
Feb 1, 20263310086%
Jan 1, 20263310086%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
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May 7, 2026
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PRDO Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-07
Apr 30, 2026
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PRDO Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-30
Feb 26, 2026
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FTD: PRDO — 19,164 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260226, Price: $33.36, FTD Value: $639,311.04, PERDOCEO ED CORP