Short Squeeze Setup — velZ +0.16 · age 64w×0.60 · 6.15%
Hidden Gem — stWatch 314
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 →
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Education & Training Services
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: January 29, 1998
Headquarters: 1750 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL, United States, 60173
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$33.46
Market Cap
$2.03B
Float
58.6M
Shares Outstanding
62.6M
P/E (Forward)
10.44
P/E (TTM)
11.90
Price/Sales (TTM)
2.37
vs. Analyst Target
+31.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
20.63%
Operating Margin (TTM)
25.72%
Revenue (TTM)
$859M
Earnings Growth (YoY)
21.00%
Dividend Rate
0.7%
Analyst Target Price
$44.00 (1 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
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
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$212M
$39.9M
Dec 2025
$212M
$35.3M
Mar 2026
$222M
$54.0M
Jun 2026
$213M
$48.0M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
1.2%
Institutional Ownership
103.6%
Short Float
6.1%
% of All Funds Holding
3.85%
Number of Funds Holding
339
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.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$32.96
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$32.85
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$31.73
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$23.73
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$32.35
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$31.29
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$25.29
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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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.
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