PRDOPerdoceo Education Corporation

$33.72-2.1% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).

3 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +3% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$1.9M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest6.4% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How PRDO is trading

Perdoceo Education Corporation is −2.1% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 20 points behind the market.

−2.1%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+3.0%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
59

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
11%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$19.17 – $37.77 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$33.72
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
+2.7%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−2.1%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+241%
vs 50-day average$32.43
+4.0%
52-week high
$37.77
52-week low
$27.01
Annualised volatility
37%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$1.7M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+16%
2025+13%
2024+54%
2023+28%
2022+18%
2021−6.9%
2020−31%
2019+61%
2018−5.5%
2017+20%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+2.5%
Feb104 of 10−0.69%
Mar103 of 10−1.6%
Apr104 of 10+3.2%
May106 of 10+8.8%
Jun107 of 10+1.2%
Jul115 of 11+3.0%
Aug115 of 11+1.1%
Sep114 of 11−3.2%
Oct117 of 11−0.23%
Nov106 of 10+10%
Dec106 of 10+1.7%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.