PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO)
Consumer Discretionary · for-profit education · NASDAQ
Perdoceo Education Corporation is a higher education provider offering career-focused, technology-enabled degree programs through online and hybrid learning models.
What PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP does
Perdoceo Education Corporation is a provider of postsecondary education programs through online, campus-based, and blended learning environments. The company operates through its subsidiaries, which offer a range of academic programs including doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees, as well as certificates. Its institutions focus on academic programs that align with the needs of employers and the career goals of students.
Themes: online education / e-learning, career-focused higher education, hybrid learning models
Fundamentals
- Price$33.02 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.1B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+0.7% 2025-08-21 close $32.79 → 2026-08-21 close $33.02
- P/E11.79 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+19.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+77.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+17.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.01 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+17.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.72 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.5%; at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How PRDO compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
PRDO is in the Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10.
Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
62.6 #124 of 987 scored · #3 of 115 in Consumer Discretionary
Financial health 89th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 25.8%) and valuation 75th (price to earnings 11.8, price to book 1.9); weakest is capital return (28th, consecutive years of dividend increases 3 years).
Short-term score
43.8 #1200 of 1,704 scored · #122 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Momentum 55th: its RSI momentum gauge is in neutral territory; catalysts 49th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 10, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 18th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 3rd in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 63.0.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which PRDO reported a dividend payment is FY2023, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2023 ratio would not describe PRDO today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2023) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP looks technically
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) is trading 1.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 110 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 23 trading days ago.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +1.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $32.85 | $32.85 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $32.63 | $32.63 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 30.67. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 110 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 110 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 1.2% above | +1.2% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 9.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 53.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($30.67 to $35.05) — its "stochastic" reading is 54 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 53.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $38.50 | $38.50 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 14.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -14.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 23.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +23.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 14.2% below its highest point of the past year | 14.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 23 trading days ago | 23 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 23 trading days ago | 23 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $42.59 (set on 2006-04-05) | $42.59 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($27.41 to $37.95), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 47% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $31.10 to $31.44. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 46.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 22.5% below its all-time high | -22.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $33.13 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-06-24, most recently on 2026-02-02. Since 2024-08-21 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.03 (set on 2013-04-22) | $2.03 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1526.6% above its all-time low | +1,527% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 86% of it) | 14th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.24 between its high and its low — about 3.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.24 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $30.84 and $34.05 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $30.84 – $32.45 – $34.05 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (1.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.96× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a hammer | 5 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 5 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.5% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 3.5% below the previous close 9 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 33.85 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.5% |
| Gap filled | a 4.9% gap down opened on 2026-06-16 has been "filled" 35 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 11 sessions to close | 35 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 5.9 percentage points (the stock gained 8.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | +5.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock lost 2.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | -5.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 10.5 percentage points (the stock gained 0.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | -10.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 19.8 percentage points (the stock gained 0.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | -19.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 3.4% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -3.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $33.41 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 156 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $32.27 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +2.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
PRDO last closed at $33.02 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $33.13 | Resistance | 0.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-06-24 to 2026-02-02 |
| $32.08 | Support | 2.8% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-05-12 to 2026-07-01 |
| $34.06 | Resistance | 3.2% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-22 to 2026-04-13 |
| $34.83 | Resistance | 5.5% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-06-03 to 2026-08-07 |
| $30.95 | Support | 6.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-06-13 to 2026-08-12 |
| $29.96 | Support | 9.3% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-02-19 to 2026-02-12 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $30.67.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-08-20.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$44.00 range $44.00 – $44.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for PRDO
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.74 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant reliance on Title IV federal financial aid programs to fund student tuition.","Regulatory risk related to changes in Department of Education policies and state educational oversight.","Competitive landscape in the postsecondary education sector, particularly for online learning."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of PRDO's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025' instead of 2024 (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Mention of 'earnings premium' standard in Title IV Programs (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Statement that 'in 2025, as part of a broad reconciliation bill, Congress adopted changes to the Title IV program' with details on loan repayment plans, graduate program availability, universal program level earnings premium requirement, and borrower defense modifications (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Statement that 'the current Administration has conducted numerous negotiated rulemaking sessions' and proposes changes to accreditor requirements (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Removed:
- Reference to 'gainful employment' standard in Title IV Programs (was in older filing, 2025-11-04)
- Sentence beginning 'On December 2, 2024, the Company acquired the University of St. Augustine...' describing the USAHS acquisition and its inclusion in financial statements (was in older filing, 2025-11-04)
- Statement about third quarter 2025 transition of Hippo Education from CTU segment to AIUS segment and restatement of prior periods (was in older filing, 2025-11-04)
- Reference to 'November 2024 federal elections resulted in a new President and Congress' and discussion about inability to predict new Administration or Congress actions (was in older filing, 2025-11-04)
- Text mentioning potential delays, blocking, modification, or elimination of Title IV regulations by new Congress or Administration (was in older filing, 2025-11-04)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'federal budget reconciliation or other legislative process' to 'federal budget reconciliations or other legislative activities' (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Changed 'current levels of federal student aid' to 'adequate levels of federal student aid' (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Changed 'degree offerings' to 'degree programs' in USAHS description (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Changed reference from 'regulatory agencies and interest groups' to 'regulatory agencies and interest groups' with addition of 'various policymakers' (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Updated regulatory environment discussion from discussing uncertainty about new Administration to discussing actual 2025 Congressional changes and ongoing negotiated rulemaking (newer filing, 2026-05-07)
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears to be truncated at the end ('In addition, the new Administration m'), so the full extent of removals in that section cannot be fully assessed
- Page numbers differ between filings (16 in newer vs 19 in older), suggesting formatting or length changes beyond the analyzed section
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($358192) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 2 sells ($682018) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($2M) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-11. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about PRDO's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding PRDO as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 15,223,647
- Reported value $566,471,889
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
PRDO had 3,600,316 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
PRDO had 5.75% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.36 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,600,316
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.75%
- Prior settlement (shares) 3,570,106
- Reported change 0.85%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.36
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Adtalem Global Education (ATGE)
- Grand Canyon Education (LOPE)
- Strategic Education (STRA)
- Capella Education (part of SEI)
- Laureate Education (LAUR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) do?
Perdoceo Education Corporation is a provider of postsecondary education programs through online, campus-based, and blended learning environments. The company operates through its subsidiaries, which offer a range of academic programs including doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees, as well as certificates. Its institutions focus on academic programs that align with the needs of employers and the career goals of students.
What sector is PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) in?
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is for-profit education. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does PRDO pay a dividend?
Yes — PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.51% and at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP's (PRDO) competitors?
Notable peers of PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) include Adtalem Global Education, Grand Canyon Education, Strategic Education, Capella Education (part of SEI) and Laureate Education. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) overbought or oversold right now?
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on PRDO come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.