Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Phoenix Education Partners (PXED)

Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE: PXED) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 11/7/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 11/5/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 11/4/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was downgraded by Barrington Research from “outperform” to “market perform”.
• 11/4/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $38.00 to $23.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 11/4/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was downgraded by Morgan Stanley from “overweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $28.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/4/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was downgraded by B. Riley Financial from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock, down from $44.00.
• 10/28/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners had its price target lowered by B. Riley Financial from $51.00 to $44.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $40.00 to $38.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 10/5/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $36.00 to $33.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 9/23/2026 – Phoenix Education Partners was upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group to “strong-buy”.

Phoenix Education Partners Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of PXED stock traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $19.24. 111,154 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 104,933. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.65. Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.80 and a 12-month high of $35.90. The stock has a market cap of $705.72 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.40.

Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.07. The company had revenue of $260.68 million for the quarter. Phoenix Education Partners had a return on equity of 57.86% and a net margin of 8.74%. On average, analysts expect that Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Phoenix Education Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. This is a boost from Phoenix Education Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. Phoenix Education Partners’s dividend payout ratio is 36.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Phoenix Education Partners

In other news, insider John Woods sold 19,453 shares of Phoenix Education Partners stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.89, for a total value of $503,638.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 62,682 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,622,836.98. The trade was a 23.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 20,703 shares of company stock worth $534,904 in the last ninety days. 5.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. is a higher education company focused on serving working adults and other nontraditional students. Through the University of Phoenix, its principal operating institution, the company provides career-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs, professional certificates, and other educational offerings. The University of Phoenix primarily delivers instruction through online learning, with programs designed to offer flexible scheduling for students balancing education with employment and other responsibilities.