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Insider Cluster (3 insiders) ·Filed May 12, 2026

PRDO

PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizondays Processed5mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $529K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The insider sales are immaterial in size and follow strong earnings — no bearish read-through. Monitor for any larger-scale selling by C-suite executives in the next 30 days, but this cluster is consistent with normal post-earnings diversification.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
PRDO ▼ -7.60% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call -7.60% · α vs SPY -11.99% · entry $35.12 → $32.45
Entry = T+0 close
May 11, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.57%
call -0.57% · α -1.15%
$34.92
settled 6mo ago
T+5d
-3.50%
call -3.50% · α -2.90%
$33.89
settled 5mo ago
T+20d
+0.28%
call +0.28% · α +2.01%
$35.22
settled 5mo ago
T+60d
-7.60%
call -7.60% · α -11.99%
$32.45
settled 3mo ago

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Executive Summary

Two PRDO insiders sold a total of $529K in open-market shares within a week of the company reporting strong Q1 2026 earnings that beat consensus and raised full-year guidance. The sales are modest relative to the $2.2B market cap (0.024%) and likely reflect routine portfolio diversification following a 22% operating income surge and raised guidance, not a bearish signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.0M
Insiders
3

Key Facts

  • Principal Accounting Officer Michele Peppers sold 14,000 shares for $483K on 2026-05-13
  • SVP Julia Leeman sold 11,315 shares for $402K on 2026-05-12
  • Director Patrick Gross sold 3,647 shares for $128K on 2026-05-12, also exercised derivatives for $126K (non-cash)
  • Total open-market sales: $1.01M (0.046% of $2.2B market cap)
  • Q1 2026 EPS of $0.85 beat $0.84 consensus; revenue of $221.7M beat $218.4M consensus (+4.1% YoY)
  • FY2026 EPS guidance raised to $2.86-$2.97, implying 18-23% growth over FY2025

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $1.01M represent 0.046% of market cap — trivial and routine

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Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could accelerate if stock continues to rise post-earnings
  • No C-suite (CEO/CFO) selling in this cluster — signal is weak

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Services-Educational Services
Analyst Consensus
86% bullish (7 analysts)

Investment Themes

Services

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-PRDO-1778709639091
7 reports for PRDO
Performance horizon
25% Hit rate @ T+20 1 of 4 directional calls Went positive at some point 1 of 4 best @ T+20▲ +2.03%Sep 14, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for PRDO — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 14, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$33.06 $33.73▲ +2.03%▼ −0.24%$32.92 (−0.44%)
Aug 6, 2026
11w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$33.85 $33.20▼ −1.92%▼ −1.52%$32.92 (−2.76%)
May 27, 2026
21w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$33.09 $33.33▲ +0.73%▲ +3.87%$32.92 (−0.53%)
May 12, 2026
24w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$35.12 $35.22▲ +0.28%▲ +2.01%$32.92 (−6.28%)
May 7, 2026
24w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$36.04 $34.27▼ −4.91%▼ −4.93%$32.92 (−8.67%)
Mar 18, 2026
31w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$34.28 $35.47▼ −3.47%▲ +2.58%$32.92 (+3.98%)
Mar 13, 2026
32w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$34.67 $35.03▼ −1.04%▲ +2.76%$32.92 (+5.06%)
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Report published May 13, 2026