Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PRDO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$33.73+0.02 (+0.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closePerdoceo Education's recent news centers on insider activity and analyst positioning. Insiders sold $1.6 million worth of shares over the past year, with the largest sale by Senior VP and Chief Information Officer David Czeszewski totaling $763k at $32.81 per share. Separately, Bank of America increased its holdings, purchasing 170,399 shares for $5.45 million in Q2 2026, with the firm's consensus target standing at $44.00. Perdoceo's Q2 2026 revenue rose to $213.36 million.
PRDO closed at $33.73, up 0.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $32.48 and 200-day average of $33.22. The stock has returned 2.2% over one month but is down 7.1% over three months and 3.1% over the past year, trading within a 52-week range of $26.66 to $38.50. The GekkoIndex reads 50.2, placing it in the Neutral zone, down 10.4 points over the past five days. Gekko Fair Value stands at $40.66, putting the current price 17% below that level.
Perdoceo reports earnings on 3 November 2026 after close, 22 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 25 February 2026 beat estimates ($0.59 versus $0.49 expected) with a 2.3% reaction, part of a streak of 8 beats in 8 quarters, though average absolute reactions have run 7.3%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.8% gain over 5 years, rising in 2 of those years. One analyst firm currently holds a buy rating on the stock.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Perdoceo Education price vs fair value
Close $33.73200-day averageGekko Fair Value $40.66
Perdoceo Education quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.11B
- P/E ratio
- 12.2
- Forward P/E
- 9.5
- EPS, TTM
- $2.75
- Revenue, TTM
- $858.6M
- Profit margin
- 20.6%
- Dividend yield
- 1.93%
- Beta
- 0.72
- Volume
- 518,778 avg 673,673
- 1-year return
- −3.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.5%
- 50-day average
- $32.48
- 200-day average
- $33.22
- Next earnings
- Nov 3 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 62.58M
Perdoceo Education swing-trade checklist
Perdoceo Education scores 1 supportive, 3 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive3 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $33.73 sits between the 50-day ($32.48) and 200-day ($33.22) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
50.2, Neutral
Reading 50.2 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
17.0% below
Price is 17% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 22 days
Reports on Nov 3, 2026, 22 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+1.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Perdoceo Education stock chart and price history
Perdoceo Education closed at $33.73 on Oct 12, 2026, −3.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $26.66 to $38.50.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +2.2%
- 3 months
- −7.1%
- 6 months
- −3.0%
- 1 year
- −3.1%
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Perdoceo Education GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Perdoceo Education’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 50.2, in the Neutral zone, down 10.4 points over five sessions.
50.2Neutral
Down 10.4 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 39 | +1.7% | +1.8% | ||
| Accumulation | 195 | +1.5% | +6.0% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 385 | 0.0% | +1.2% | ||
| Distribution | 56 | +0.9% | −0.9% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PRDO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Perdoceo Education stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Perdoceo Education trades 17.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $40.66, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Perdoceo Education shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$40.66
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
17.0% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 20.7% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Perdoceo Education insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Perdoceo Education, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PRDO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Perdoceo Education has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $100.0M, Jan 5, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $6.84M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.32%
- Trailing four quarters
- $89.69M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Perdoceo Education earnings: next date and track record
Perdoceo Education reports on Nov 3, 2026, after the close (22 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 3, 2026
Expected after the close, 22 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.69
- Revenue estimate
- $211.1M
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.3%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.59 est $0.49 | — | +2.3% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.65 est $0.56 | $211.9M est $210.0M | −1.6% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.62 est $0.60 | $209.6M est $207.0M | +3.7% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.70 est $0.62 | $213.0M est $208.0M | +0.6% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $0.50 est $0.48 | $176.4M est $175.0M | −5.7% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $0.59 est $0.53 | $169.8M est $160.1M | +9.9% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $0.60 est $0.58 | $166.7M est $160.9M | −2.6% |
| May 1, 2024 | $0.60 est $0.53 | $168.3M est $163.3M | +31.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Perdoceo Education stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Perdoceo Education is $44.00, +30.4% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$44.00consensus 12-month target, +30.4% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | Barrington | $44 | +30.4% |
| Sep 14 | Barrington | $44 | +30.4% |
| Aug 7 | Barrington | $44 | +30.4% |
| Jul 29 | Barrington | $44 | +30.4% |
+1.2%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Perdoceo Education seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Perdoceo Education averaged +1.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.3% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, PRDO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.5%.
Perdoceo Education market cap and key statistics
Perdoceo Education’s market cap is $2.11B, with a P/E ratio of 12.2 and revenue of $858.6M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.11B
- P/E ratio
- 12.2
- Forward P/E
- 9.5
- EPS, TTM
- $2.75
- Gekko Fair Value
- $40.66
Trading
- Volume
- 518,778
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 673,673
- 52-week high
- $38.50
- 52-week low
- $26.66
- Shares outstanding
- 62.58M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $858.6M
- Profit margin
- 20.6%
- Return on equity
- 17.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +21.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.72
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.5%
- Dividend yield
- 1.93%
Perdoceo Education stock news this week
2 headlines about Perdoceo Education from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Perdoceo Education Insiders Sold US$1.6m Of Shares Suggesting HesitancySimply Wall Street, Oct 9
- Bank of America bought Perdoceo Education stock as target stood at USD 44.00AD HOC NEWS, Oct 8
Perdoceo Education peers
Perdoceo Education’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| BKNGBooking | Accumulation | 28.5% below |
| EXPEExpedia | Neutral | 2.6% below |
| SCIService Corporation International | Accumulation | 2.1% above |
| LTHLife Time | Accumulation | 15.7% below |
| ANDGAndersen | Neutral | 8.0% below |
| HRBH&R Block | Neutral | 38.0% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Perdoceo Education stock FAQ
What is Perdoceo Education’s market cap?
Perdoceo Education’s market cap is $2.11B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $33.73, with 62.58M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 12.2.
What is the Perdoceo Education stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Perdoceo Education is $44.00, +30.4% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Perdoceo Education stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Perdoceo Education is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $33.73 is 17.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $40.66. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Perdoceo Education report earnings next?
Perdoceo Education is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, after the market closes (22 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.69 per share on revenue of $211.1M. Perdoceo Education beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.3% on average across the report.
What is Perdoceo Education’s 52-week high and low?
Perdoceo Education’s 52-week high is $38.50 and its 52-week low is $26.66; it closed at $33.73 on Oct 12, 2026, −3.1% over the past year.
Is Perdoceo Education stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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