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PRDO

Perdoceo Education Corporation

PRDO

NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Education & Training Services·Mkt cap $2.1B

$34.25

▲ +3.00%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$26.66 - $38.50

P/E

13.07

Fwd P/E

11.73

Beta

0.69

Div Yield

1.80%

Avg Vol

621.2K

Shares Out

62.7M

Mkt Cap

$2.1B

Price action

Price chart

Up 5.2% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Established dual-university platform with 40,400+ enrolled students
  • Proprietary intellipath personalized learning technology and mobile platform
  • Career-focused curriculum aligned with employer demand in high-growth fields
  • Multi-modal delivery (online, campus, blended) serving diverse student preferences
  • Recurring tuition revenue model with defensive consumer spending characteristics
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).

Growth

Stable outlook

Expanding online education adoption and remote learning normalization

Value

Fairly valued vs Education Services peers

Momentum

Weak

-11.4% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.80% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 29, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.86 vs $0.84 consensus (+2.4% surprise). Revenue of $221.7M vs $218.4M expected (+1.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +2.4%
Rev beat +1.5%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+2.4%

Next: Apr 29, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+19%

+27%

+26%

+25%

+20%

+4%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$166.7M

$169.8M

$176.4M

$213.0M

$209.6M

$211.9M

$211.6M

$221.7M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

—

Operating

—

Profit

24.3%

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Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$44.00

▲ +28.5% vs $34.25

Low $44.00
Median $44.00
High $44.00

Latest: Barrington · $44.00 · May 8, 2026

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How PRDO stacks vs Education & Training Services

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