PRDO - Perdoceo Education Corporation
Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University. It offers academic programs in the career-oriented disciplines of business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice, as well as business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences.
As of May 14, 2026: spot at $35.08, ATM IV 31.2%, max pain $30.00, net GEX -$37.1K.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market Cap
- $2.19B
- P/E Ratio
- 12.82
- Beta
- 0.72
- 52-Week Range
- 26.66-38.5
- Dividend Yield
- $0.60
- CEO
- Todd S. Nelson
- Employees
- 5,690
- IPO Date
- Jan 29, 1998
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What PRDO Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 3.5% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$37.1K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.048) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The PRDO overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked PRDO overview questions
- What is PRDO?
- PRDO is the ticker symbol for Perdoceo Education Corporation, a listed security. Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University. Listed on NASDAQ. PRDO is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the PRDO options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 14, 2026, the PRDO options snapshot shows spot at $35.08, ATM IV 31.2%, IV rank 3.5%, max pain $30.00, net GEX -$37.1K, expected move 8.94%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are PRDO's key statistics?
- Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) carries a market capitalization of $2.19B, trailing P/E ratio of 12.82, beta of 0.72 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 26.66-38.5. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does PRDO belong to?
- Perdoceo Education Corporation operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Education & Training Services industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare PRDO's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the PRDO data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).