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The closing price of Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ: PRDO) was $32.27 for the day, down -2.21% from the previous closing price of $33.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. PRDO stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.17.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PRDO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.43 and its Current Ratio is at 4.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 09 ’25 when WILLIAM D HANSEN bought 5,994 shares for $31.56 per share.
Leeman Julia A. sold 5,000 shares of PRDO for $160,350 on May 28 ’25. The SVP – Campus Operations now owns 29,677 shares after completing the transaction at $32.07 per share. On May 23 ’25, another insider, Araamudhu Sunitha, who serves as the SVP – AIUS of the company, sold 14,296 shares for $30.69 each. As a result, the insider received 438,744 and left with 34,891 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PRDO now has a Market Capitalization of 2162696704 and an Enterprise Value of 1651909120. As of this moment, Perdoceo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.275 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.02.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PRDO is 0.85, which has changed by 0.51147544 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PRDO has reached a high of $34.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.80%.
Shares Statistics:
PRDO traded an average of 624.61K shares per day over the past three months and 662650 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 65.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.84M. Insiders hold about 8.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.73% stake in the company. Shares short for PRDO as of 1747267200 were 6546818 with a Short Ratio of 10.48, compared to 1744675200 on 5843024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6546818 and a Short% of Float of 11.95.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.52, PRDO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.52. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015757576The current Payout Ratio is 21.87% for PRDO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 with an ex-dividend date of 1748563200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-08-25 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
