PRDO · PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp
$29.41
-1.10 (-3.61%)
At close · Jul 22
Market Cap
$1.84B
Shares
62.70M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
58/100
Short interest 5.9% of shares — P78
Days to cover 4.9 — P80
Price vs VWAP -12.2% — P25
Short-volume trend +0.7% — P54
Short interest change +0.9% — P50
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P23
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 3,691,090 | 3,659,417 | +31,673 | 4.91 |
| 2026-06-15 | 3,659,417 | 4,515,271 | -855,854 | 6.54 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,515,271 | 3,678,365 | +836,906 | 5.92 |
| 2026-05-15 | 3,678,365 | 3,828,001 | -149,636 | 6.57 |
| 2026-04-30 | 3,828,001 | 3,492,010 | +335,991 | 6.66 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,492,010 | 3,276,991 | +215,019 | 6.61 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3,276,991 | 3,088,004 | +188,987 | 3.59 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3,088,004 | 2,989,254 | +98,750 | 4.90 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2,989,254 | 3,217,465 | -228,211 | 4.53 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,217,465 | 3,015,743 | +201,722 | 7.93 |
| 2026-01-30 | 3,015,743 | 3,151,078 | -135,335 | 7.90 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,151,078 | 3,492,093 | -341,015 | 6.31 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3,492,093 | 3,201,209 | +290,884 | 5.43 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3,201,209 | 3,626,400 | -425,191 | 3.94 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,626,400 | 3,301,854 | +324,546 | 3.69 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3,301,854 | 1,692,151 | +1,609,703 | 3.88 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,692,151 | 2,081,221 | -389,070 | 3.74 |
| 2025-10-15 | 2,081,221 | 1,649,542 | +431,679 | 5.02 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,649,542 | 1,689,514 | -39,972 | 2.85 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,689,514 | 1,772,831 | -83,317 | 3.54 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,772,831 | 2,057,505 | -284,674 | 3.16 |
| 2025-08-15 | 2,057,505 | 4,111,210 | -2,053,705 | 2.14 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4,111,210 | 5,219,974 | -1,108,764 | 5.89 |
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