PRDO — Perdoceo Education Corp

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates PRDO Bullish with a Setup Score of 0, net conviction 39, actionability 0. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score0
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction39
Actionability0 (extended)

Key signals behind this score

About Perdoceo Education Corp

Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. It operates through three segments: Colorado Technical University (CTU), The American InterContinental University System (AIUS), and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS). The CTU segment offers academic programs in the career-oriented disciplines of business and management, nursing, h… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$35.71
Market Cap$2.23B
Float58.5M
Shares Outstanding62.7M
P/E (Forward)11.25
P/E (TTM)13.39
Price/Sales (TTM)2.61
vs. Analyst Target+23.2% to analyst PT
Profit Margin19.91%
Operating Margin (TTM)28.47%
Revenue (TTM)$855M
Earnings Growth (YoY)30.80%
Dividend Rate0.6%
Analyst Target Price$44.00 (1 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $687M $124M $576M $162M
2021 $693M $110M $584M $167M
2022 $695M $95.9M $578M $154M
2023 $710M $148M $580M $209M
2024 $681M $148M $560M $217M
2025 $846M $160M $607M $265M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $210M $41.0M
Sep 2025 $212M $39.9M
Dec 2025 $212M $35.3M
Mar 2026 $222M $54.0M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership1.2%
Institutional Ownership101.4%
Short Float6.3%
% of All Funds Holding3.64%
Number of Funds Holding299

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$34.02Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$32.91Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$31.32Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$22.97Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$32.57Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$31.14Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$24.87Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$25.10 support 1.29x 13 months ago
$18.20 support 1.13x 25 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (113 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 1.08% 0.72% 58.41% 19.05% -17.16%
1 Day 1.82% -0.08% 47.79% 31.46% -24.43%
1 Week 2.49% 1.30% 53.98% 76.19% -36.49%
2 Weeks 2.35% 1.95% 56.64% 73.41% -32.28%
1 Month 3.18% 3.13% 57.14% 76.59% -51.77%

Next earnings: July 30, 2026 (17 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan2.2%50.0%28
Feb0.9%48.3%29
Mar3.1%51.7%29
Apr3.2%41.4%29
May3.4%51.7%29
Jun-0.3%51.7%29
Jul1.6%53.6%28
Aug-3.2%46.4%28
Sep-0.1%50.0%28
Oct3.0%50.0%28
Nov6.3%60.7%28
Dec2.6%60.7%28

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.05% 50.3% 1343
Tuesday 0.09% 48.8% 1468
Wednesday 0.09% 49.0% 1468
Thursday 0.15% 49.3% 1440
Friday 0.08% 48.3% 1431

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 101.4%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 1.2%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings17
Net Value-$23.7M
Net Shares Change-598,275
% of Float-1.0%
C-Suite Filings13
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
NELSON TODD S President and CEO -$8.1M 2 N/A
Jansen Greg E. SVP, General Counsel -$1.1M 1 N/A
Czeszewski David C. SVP, CIO -$1.0M 1 1 sell
Thornton Leslie T -$621,403.89 1 1 sell
Jackson Gregory L. -$577,489.376 1 1 sell
Peppers Michele A Principal Accounting Officer -$483,000 1 1 sell
Leeman Julia A. SVP - Campus Operations -$401,795.65 1 1 sell
GONZALES KENDA B -$256,621.56 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-05-13 – 2026-05-13 3 3 -$886,438.87 2 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-05-13 Peppers Michele A Principal Accounting Officer -$483,000 Transaction at $34.50, now +3.5%
2026-05-13 Leeman Julia A. SVP - Campus Operations -$401,795.65 Transaction at $35.51, now +0.6%
2026-05-13 GROSS PATRICK W -$1,643.22 Transaction at $20.47, now +74.5%
2026-06-05 GONZALES KENDA B -$256,621.56 Transaction at $21.00, now +70.0%
2026-02-27 Czeszewski David C. SVP, CIO -$1.0M Transaction at $23.30, now +53.2%
2026-03-13 Thornton Leslie T -$621,403.89 Transaction at $20.66, now +72.8%

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