PRDO Insider Trading

Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Education & Training Services industry, with a market capitalization near $2.12B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.72 to the broader market. Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is a provider of higher education services in the United States, delivering its programs through online, campus-based, and hybrid learning models. Led by Todd S. Nelson, public since 1998-01-29.

In the last 12 months, Perdoceo Education Corporation insiders made 0 buy transactions and 21 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 17, 2026NELSON TODD SS-Sale46,199$32.89$1.5M
Aug 12, 2026Jackson Gregory L.M-Exempt11,271$9.69$109.2K
Aug 12, 2026Jackson Gregory L.S-Sale11,271$31.78$358.2K
Aug 12, 2026Jackson Gregory L.M-Exempt11,271$9.69$109.2K
Jun 5, 2026GONZALES KENDA BM-Exempt9,308$7.22$67.2K
Jun 5, 2026GONZALES KENDA BS-Sale9,308$34.79$323.8K
Jun 5, 2026GONZALES KENDA BM-Exempt9,308$7.22$67.2K
May 26, 2026Wheat Alan DupreeA-Award3,987$0.00$0
May 26, 2026GONZALES KENDA BA-Award3,987$0.00$0
May 26, 2026Skandera HannaA-Award3,987$0.00$0

PRDO Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under PRDO's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Mar 2, 2023, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A2$1.9M2
Q2 20260N/A5$2.5M12
Q1 20260N/A11$8.3M76
Q4 20250N/A3$3.5M0
Q3 20250N/A8$6.8M6
Q2 20250N/A13$6.7M12
Q1 20250N/A8$2.8M92
Q4 20240N/A3$1.4M0

PRDO Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 341 institutions reported holding 62,972,151 PRDO shares, valued at $2.02B as reported, 96.8% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +19 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 45 opened a position, 24 closed one, 123 added and 115 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
BlackRock, Inc.9,194,267$294.2M+9,019
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP4,019,205$128.6M+111,822
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC3,299,764$105.6M-202,500
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP3,141,381$100.5M+171,186
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,732,325$87.4M+48,277
STATE STREET CORP2,506,427$80.2M+98,141
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC2,394,790$76.6M+489,435
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT2,198,958$70.4M+488,577
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC2,114,737$67.7M+127,126
Copeland Capital Management, LLC1,769,864$56.6M-84,271

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 202634162,972,151$2.02B
Q1 202632261,866,835$2.30B
Q4 202530961,310,744$1.80B
Q3 202531961,984,187$2.33B
Q2 202530363,058,453$2.06B
Q1 202527562,821,802$1.59B
Q4 202426162,561,796$1.66B
Q3 202424962,011,909$1.38B
Q2 202424263,658,802$1.36B

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding PRDO

FundWeight of PRDOShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF0.11%3,516,935$113.2MOct 8, 2026
SDVY First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF0.90%3,017,999$97.1MOct 8, 2026
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF0.24%2,315,343$74.5MOct 8, 2026
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.00%1,997,496$66.4MOct 7, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.06%1,566,138$50.4MOct 8, 2026
DFAT Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF0.11%1,072,158$34.4MOct 8, 2026
DFSV U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares0.12%1,022,207$32.8MOct 8, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.02%683,026$22.7MOct 7, 2026
SPSM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF0.12%574,165$18.7MOct 8, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.07%365,872$12.2MOct 7, 2026
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF0.05%329,712$10.4MOct 8, 2026
SYLD Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF1.00%300,945$9.7MOct 8, 2026
DFAC Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF0.01%284,509$9.1MOct 8, 2026
SMLF iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF0.22%278,255$9.0MOct 8, 2026
SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF0.88%244,744$7.8MOct 7, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows PRDO's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as PRDO's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for PRDO reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is PRDO's share of that fund.

How to Read PRDO Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 21 sales versus 0 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked PRDO insider trading questions

How active are PRDO insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) insiders made 0 buy transactions and 21 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (21 sales vs 0 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are PRDO insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do PRDO insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.