Analyst Expects Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ: PRDO) To Make Big Moves

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As a NASDAQ listed company, PRDO falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Education & Training Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of Perdoceo Education Corporation is $1.63B. A total of 0.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 493.78K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Ghia Ashish R sold 11,412 shares of PRDO for 19.00 per share on Apr 26 ’24. After the transaction, the CFO now owns 226,234 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 28 ’24, NELSON TODD S sold 1,670 shares at 17.79 per share. PRDO shares that President and CEO owns now total 615,697.

Among the insiders who sold shares, NELSON TODD S disposed of 16,000 shares on Mar 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $17.70. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 617,367 shares of PRDO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, NELSON TODD S sold 16,000 shares at $17.74 per share on Mar 26 ’24. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 633,367.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Perdoceo Education Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.97. PRDO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5/31/2024 when it declared a $0.11 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/29/2024. The PRDO stock dividend was $0.11 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PRDO has a high of $25.35 and a low of $13.11.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. PRDO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $494.19M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $44.95M in debt and $140.24M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.20, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $650.11M.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PRDO is Buy with a score of 5.00.

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