Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ: PRDO): Is It A Buying Opportunity Again?

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Stocks Info

PRDO belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Education & Training Services industry. The current market capitalization of Perdoceo Education Corporation is $1.80B. A total of 0.5 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 400.77K shares.

In the most recent transaction, GROSS PATRICK W sold 3,400 shares of PRDO for 26.74 per share on Nov 18 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 69,635 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 15 ’24, Kline John Robert sold 30,574 shares at 26.47 per share. PRDO shares that SVP, AIU owns now total 130,405.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Baskel Elise disposed of 18,918 shares on Nov 15 ’24 at a per-share price of $26.47. This resulted in the SVP, CTU holding 94,770 shares of PRDO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GROSS PATRICK W bought 3,400 shares at $26.43 per share on Nov 18 ’24.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Perdoceo Education Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.76%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.75. PRDO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2% when it declared a $0.13 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/2/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.11%. The PRDO stock dividend was $0.13 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PRDO has a high of $29.47 and a low of $16.12.

As of this writing, PRDO has an earnings estimate of $0.48 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 1.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.48 per share and a lower estimate of $0.48.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. 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 $14.23, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $650.11M.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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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