Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO): Price and Financial Metrics
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)
Today's Latest Price: $11.65 USD
Updated Nov 27 1:00pm
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Ranked of 31 in Outsourcing - Education Services
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PRDO Stock Summary
- With a price/earnings ratio of 6.47, PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp P/E ratio is greater than that of about only 6.15% of stocks in our set with positive earnings.
- For PRDO, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by just 14.22% of US equities we're observing.
- In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp is reporting a growth rate of 78.61%; that's higher than 86.01% of US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be HZO, ADUS, SMP, LFVN, and TREC.
- Visit PRDO's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.perdoceoed.com.
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PRDO Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $11.65 | 52-week high | $19.85 |
| Prev. close | $11.38 | 52-week low | $7.11 |
| Day low | $11.35 | Volume | 145,000 |
| Day high | $11.69 | Avg. volume | 579,797 |
| 50-day MA | $11.83 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $13.64 | Market Cap | 807.19M |
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) Company Bio
Perdoceo Education Corporation (formerly Career Education Corporation) operates colleges, institutions, and universities that provide education to student population in various career-oriented disciplines through online, on-ground, and hybrid learning program offerings in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Colorado Technical University (CTU), American InterContinental University (AIU), Career Colleges, and Transitional Group. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.
PRDO Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $11.65 | $1301.15 | 11334% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp. To summarize, we found that PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp ranked in the 97th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Our DCF model suggests the stock is undervalued by 11389.83%; returns of such proportions should be viewed with some skepticism, though. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp ended up being:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 854.96; that's higher than 99.37% of US stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector that have positive free cash flow.
- The business' balance sheet reveals debt to be 7% of the company's capital (with equity being the remaining amount). Approximately only 18.56% of US stocks with free cash flow have a lower reliance on debt in their capital structure.
- PRDO's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than 40.86% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 11109% |
| 1% | 11222% |
| 2% | 11334% |
| 3% | 11446% |
| 4% | 11558% |
| 5% | 11670% |
HFFG, ACI, SENEA, NTCO, and SIAF can be thought of as valuation peers to PRDO, in the sense that they are in the Consumer Defensive sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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