Perdoceo Education is a high-quality for-profit education company with a perfect four-quarter earnings beat streak, 20% net margins, a Piotroski F-Score of 9/9, and a PEG of 0.69, representing a well-priced quality compounder whose only near-term obstacle is the weak momentum that has the stock below its 200-day moving average during what appears to be a pullback within a longer-term uptrend.
Thesis pillars
- Dividend Cash Generation↓Deteriorating
- Perfect Quality Low Peg Value→Stable
- Perfect Four Quarter Beat Streak↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) Stock Analysis
Temporary headwind edge
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Wait for pullback to $30.57. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $31.48. Engine's entry $30.57 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Negative momentum.
The Company's academic institutions - Colorado Technical University ("CTU"), the American InterContinental University System ("AIUS" or "AIU System") and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences ("USAHS") - provide degree programs from the associate through doctoral level... Read more
Wait for pullback to $30.57. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $31.48. Engine's entry $30.57 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Value play: 37% MoS with quality 7.8. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Perdoceo Education Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Perdoceo Education Corp (PRDO) Earnings Forecast: Future EPS & Revenue Growth Estimates - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Perdoceo Education Corp (PRDO) Institutional Confidence - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS PRDO|Perdoceo Education Corp|Price:34.117|Chg%:-0.433 - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com neutral
- NEWS Perdoceo Education Corp (PRDO) Earnings Forecast: Future EPS & Revenue Growth Estimates - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com neutral
- NEWS Perdoceo Education Corp (PRDO) Institutional Confidence - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com neutral
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Wait for pullback to $30.57. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $31.48. Engine's entry $30.57 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Value play: 37% MoS with quality 7.8. Target $37.40 (+18.8%), stop $28.75 (−9.5%), A.R:R 3.3:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $37.40 (+18.8% upside). Target $37.40 (+18.8%), stop $28.75 (−9.5%), A.R:R 3.3:1. Stop-loss: $28.75.
Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Negative momentum.
Perdoceo Education Corporation trades at a P/E of 11.4 (forward 9.5). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
8 analysts cover PRDO with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $44.
What does Perdoceo Education Corporation do?The Company's academic institutions - Colorado Technical University ("CTU"), the American InterContinental University...
The Company's academic institutions - Colorado Technical University ("CTU"), the American InterContinental University System ("AIUS" or "AIU System") and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences ("USAHS") - provide degree programs from the associate through doctoral level as well as non-degree seeking and professional development programs. Our academic institutions offer students industry-relevant and career-focused academic programs that are designed to meet