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

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.310-2.510 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Perdoceo Education also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.640-0.670 EPS.

Perdoceo Education Price Performance

PRDO stock traded up $0.35 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $28.81. The stock had a trading volume of 757,358 shares, compared to its average volume of 385,544. The firm has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a PE ratio of 14.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.07. Perdoceo Education has a 12-month low of $16.12 and a 12-month high of $29.47. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $27.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.67.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. Perdoceo Education had a net margin of 20.42% and a return on equity of 15.58%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Perdoceo Education will post 2.27 EPS for the current year.

Perdoceo Education Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 1st will be paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.80%. Perdoceo Education’s payout ratio is currently 26.13%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Perdoceo Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Perdoceo Education in a research note on Friday, February 7th.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Todd S. Nelson sold 12,472 shares of Perdoceo Education stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.29, for a total transaction of $327,888.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP John Robert Kline sold 12,148 shares of Perdoceo Education stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.79, for a total transaction of $313,296.92. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 130,405 shares in the company, valued at $3,363,144.95. The trade was a 8.52 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.81% 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.