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PRDO Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Services · Services-educational services · CIK 0001046568
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Form 144 · 3
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
175
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
3
Codes C/M, not in net · $302.3K priced

What the filings say about PRDO

Insiders, 180 days
-$3.2M net sold
6 sellers · 17% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.3M
3 notices

Perdoceo Education insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp insiders sold a net $3.2M of stock across 148 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
NELSON TODD S
President and CEO
SELL
2026-09-17 SECtraded 2026-09-15
46,199
$1.5M
+0.5%
Context
  • 55 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (55 sales), the last on Mar 25, 2026.
  • The trade is 15.3% of the 301,782 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO NELSON TODD S sold about $1.5M of PRDO under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 15, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Jackson Gregory L.
Director
SELL
2026-08-12 SECtraded 2026-08-11
11,271
$358.2K
+3.1%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Aug 27, 2025.
  • The trade is 17.4% of the 64,949 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Jackson Gregory L. sold about $358.2K of PRDO on Aug 11, 2026; 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
GONZALES KENDA B
Director
SELL
2026-06-05 SECtraded 2026-06-04
9,308
$323.8K
-4.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 19.3% of the 48,158 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director GONZALES KENDA B sold about $323.8K of PRDO on Jun 4, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Peppers Michele A
Principal Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-05-13 SEC
14,000
$483.0K
-6.2%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on May 12, 2025.
  • The trade is 39.2% of the 35,748 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Principal Accounting Officer Peppers Michele A sold about $483.0K of PRDO on May 13, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Leeman Julia A.
SVP - Campus Operations
SELL
2026-05-13 SECtraded 2026-05-12
11,315
$401.8K
-6.2%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 28, 2025.
  • The trade is 51.6% of the 21,924 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP - Campus Operations Leeman Julia A. sold about $401.8K of PRDO on May 12, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
148 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$3.2M over 180 days
-$1.9M over 90 days
below 70% of Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
175 funds bought in last quarter
more than 69% of Services
Revenue
+24.2% year over year
more than 79% of Services
Margin
18.9% net margin
more than 87% of Services
Buybacks
$15.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 67% of Services
Short interest
7.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 77% of Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-9.9%12M
-26%-16%-6%+4%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-09-15 · NELSON TODD S sold $1.5M2026-03-24 · NELSON TODD S sold $1.5M2026-03-23 · NELSON TODD S sold $1.4M2026-03-16 · NELSON TODD S sold $1.4M2025-12-17 · NELSON TODD S sold $1.2M2025-12-16 · NELSON TODD S sold $1.2M2025-12-15 · NELSON TODD S sold $1.2M2026-04-06 · Jansen Greg E. sold $1.1M2026-03-18 · Ghia Ashish R sold $778.3K2026-02-25 · Czeszewski David C. sold $762.9K2026-03-13 · Thornton Leslie T sold $747.3K2026-05-13 · Peppers Michele A sold $483.0K2026-02-25 · Czeszewski David C. sold $425.5K2026-03-25 · Ghia Ashish R sold $410.3K2026-05-12 · Leeman Julia A. sold $401.8K2026-03-17 · NELSON TODD S sold $397.1K2026-03-18 · Ghia Ashish R sold $388.9K2026-08-11 · Jackson Gregory L. sold $358.2K2026-06-04 · GONZALES KENDA B sold $323.8K2026-03-25 · NELSON TODD S sold $160.8K2026-05-12 · GROSS PATRICK W sold $127.6K2026-09-15 · TODD SHERMAN NELSON filed to sell $1.5M2026-08-11 · GREG JACKSON filed to sell $358.2K2026-08-11 · JOHN KLINE filed to sell $426.9K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns PRDO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
9,194,267 sh
$294.2M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
4,019,205 sh
$128.6M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
3,299,764 sh
$105.6M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP
3,141,381 sh
$100.5M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2,732,325 sh
$87.4M

Congress trades in PRDO

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

PRDO planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
TODD SHERMAN NELSON
Filed 2026-09-15
$1.5M
GREG JACKSON
Filed 2026-08-11
$358.2K
JOHN KLINE
Filed 2026-08-11
$426.9K

PRDO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Callodine Equity Income Series
$6.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.9%
Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF
$1.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.0%
Euclidean Fundamental Value ETF
$2.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.9%
Pear tree polaris small cap fund
$1.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.9%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF
$1.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.3%
Copeland Dividend Growth Fund
$338.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Perdoceo Education Corporation Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $28K spent
$20.1K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $3.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 175 funds added last quarter, $2.3M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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PRDO financials

Revenue growth
+24.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
18.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$858.6M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+20.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$218.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+17.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+13.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on capital employed
+18.4%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
11.89x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+10.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.61x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 20%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$846.1M$681.3M$710.0M$695.2M
Operating income$196.0M$174.3M$150.4M$129.6M
Net income$159.9M$147.6M$147.7M$95.9M
EPS (diluted)2.422.192.181.39
Operating cash flow$225.2M$161.6M$112.0M$148.2M
Cash$111.0M$109.1M$118.0M$109.4M
Buybacks$120.8M$6.8M$8.3M$23.1M
Dividends paidn/an/a$14.4Mn/a
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

PRDO Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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PRDO ranks highest on profitability (81st percentile) and growth (79th), and lowest on risk and compliance (16th), among Services peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
81
Inputs
  • Return on equity+17.6% · 73 pct, sector of 207
  • Return on assets+13.5% · 91 pct, sector of 269
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed+18.4% · 80 pct, sector of 203
Growth
79
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+24.2% · 79 pct, sector of 341
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
18
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$1.7M · 35 pct, sector of 174
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 179
Institutional and government
51
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter175 · 69 pct, sector of 243
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$280K · 32 pct, sector of 61
Risk and compliance
16
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.3% · 25 pct, sector of 383
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+30.9% · 8 pct, sector of 227
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

PRDO filings, in plain words

Are Perdoceo Education insiders buying or selling PRDO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Perdoceo Education insiders were net sellers, a net $3.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of PRDO?

Yes. 3 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.3M of stock; the latest, by TODD SHERMAN NELSON, was filed 2026-09-15.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Perdoceo Education insiders were net sellers of PRDO, a net $3.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 sellers. 17% of the 6 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Insiders filed 3 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.3M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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