Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Receives a Buy from Barrington


In a report released today, Alexander Paris from Barrington reiterated a Buy rating on Perdoceo Education (PRDO), with a price target of $20.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $14.20.

According to TipRanks.com, Paris is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.6% and a 43.4% success rate. Paris covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Universal Technical Institute, American Public Education, and Franklin Covey Company.

Perdoceo Education has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $20.00.

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Based on Perdoceo Education’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $171 million and net profit of $29.11 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $158 million and had a net profit of $24.79 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 60 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of PRDO in relation to earlier this year.

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Perdoceo Education Corp. engages in the provision of educational services. It operates through Colorado Technical University (CTU) and American InterContinental University (AIU) segments. The CTU segment offers academic programs in the disciplines of business studies, nursing, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, cybersecurity, and healthcare management. The AIU segment provides academic programs in the disciplines of business studies, information technologies, education, and criminal justice. The company was founded by John M. Larson on January 5, 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

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