There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ: PRDO) Volatility

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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Education & Training Services industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. The current market capitalization of Perdoceo Education Corporation is $1.60B. A total of 0.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 596.17K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Ghia Ashish R sold 11,412 shares of PRDO for 19.00 per share on Apr 26 ’24. After the transaction, the CFO now owns 226,234 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 28 ’24, NELSON TODD S sold 1,670 shares at 17.79 per share. PRDO shares that President and CEO owns now total 615,697.

Among the insiders who sold shares, NELSON TODD S disposed of 16,000 shares on Mar 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $17.70. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 617,367 shares of PRDO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, NELSON TODD S sold 16,000 shares at $17.74 per share on Mar 26 ’24. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 633,367.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Perdoceo Education Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.33, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.35%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.78. PRDO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5/31/2024 when it declared a $0.11 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/29/2024. The PRDO stock dividend was $0.11 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PRDO has a high of $24.66 and a low of $11.50.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. PRDO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $494.19M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $44.95M in debt and $140.24M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.20, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $650.11M.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PRDO is Buy with a score of 5.00.

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