Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

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

Perdoceo Education Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of Perdoceo Education stock opened at $28.81 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $27.40 and a 200-day moving average of $24.71. Perdoceo Education has a 1-year low of $16.12 and a 1-year high of $29.47. The company 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 (NASDAQ:PRDO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Perdoceo Education had a net margin of 20.42% and a return on equity of 15.58%. Research analysts forecast that Perdoceo Education will post 2.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Perdoceo Education Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Barrington Research increased their price objective on shares of Perdoceo Education from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised shares of Perdoceo Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th.

Insider Activity at Perdoceo Education

In other news, CEO Todd S. Nelson sold 12,472 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 615,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,186,674.13. This trade represents a 1.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP John Robert Kline sold 12,148 shares of the firm’s 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 directly owns 130,405 shares of the company’s stock, 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. 1.81% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.