jili x super ace Atria Investments Inc purchased a new position in Perdoceo Education Co. ( NASDAQ:PRDO – Free Report ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 10,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $234,000. Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in Perdoceo Education by 1,306.3% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 1,254 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Perdoceo Education by 38.7% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in Perdoceo Education in the second quarter worth $39,000. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Perdoceo Education by 650.6% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,633 shares during the period. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in Perdoceo Education during the second quarter valued at $74,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Perdoceo Education Trading Up 1.9 % NASDAQ:PRDO opened at $27.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.73, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.04. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $22.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.57. Perdoceo Education Co. has a 1-year low of $16.12 and a 1-year high of $29.47. Perdoceo Education Dividend Announcement The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.90%. Perdoceo Education’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.13%. Insiders Place Their Bets In other Perdoceo Education news, Director Patrick W. Gross sold 3,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.74, for a total value of $90,916.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 69,635 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,862,039.90. This represents a 4.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Also, insider Michele A. Peppers sold 6,476 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.00, for a total value of $135,996.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 61,952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,300,992. The trade was a 9.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,450 shares of company stock valued at $1,036,206. 1.81% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades PRDO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barrington Research raised their price target on shares of Perdoceo Education from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. StockNews.com cut shares of Perdoceo Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Get Our Latest Analysis on Perdoceo Education Perdoceo Education Profile ( Free Report ) Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. It operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and The American InterContinental University System. The Colorado Technical University segment offers academic programs, such as business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice. Further Reading Five stocks we like better than Perdoceo Education Manufacturing Stocks Investing Vertiv’s Cool Tech Makes Its Stock Red-Hot What is an Earnings Surprise? MarketBeat Week in Review – 11/18 – 11/22 ETF Screener: Uses and Step-by-Step Guide 2 Finance Stocks With Competitive Advantages You Can’t Ignore Want to see what other hedge funds are holding PRDO? 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Summer is a wonderful time for families to go the beach and for small children to get to know the water and the sand. But aside from being a place to relax, my new research shows how the beach provides many ways to teach young children about science. My ‘beach kinder’ research I research science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning in bush kinders. These are programs where preschool children regularly go into the natural environment with their daycare centre or kinder/preschool, to gain an appreciation for nature . Educators do not take any toys, balls or games, so children are reliant only on what is available in nature for play. Bush kinders often happen in parks, forests and gardens but educators and researchers are increasingly looking at the benefits of education around beaches . These “blue spaces” provide children with wide open spaces to learn through play. But so far there has been little research on educational benefits of beach learning in early childhood settings. Last year, I observed a “beach kinder”: where childhood educators and four- and five-year-old children went to the beach along Victoria’s Surf Coast. They were spending between three and five hours per week at the beach for a term as part of their regular kinder/preschool program. What I noticed was how many opportunities the beach provides to teach little kids about science. Here are a three examples families can try on their next visit to the beach. Read more: What are bush kinders? And what makes a good one? 1. Rockpool life When the tide is low, the ocean can expose a wide range of plant and animal life. Small fish, crabs, starfish, sea plants and maybe even an octopus can be found in rockpools. You can ask your child: How many different animals can you see? You can also search for barnacles that look like small volcanoes or periwinkles – the little snails that live in the splash zone. You can talk about how animals can sometimes be very small or hiding – just because we can’t see them does not mean they are not there. You can talk to children about how these small animals survive as the tide rises and falls. For example, crabs bury themselves in the sand away from the water or other types of shellfish can shut their shells tightly to keep the water out. If possible, gently lift one for a look and then replace it just as gently. You can explain life cycles and simple biology as you walk among the rockpools. For example, sea turtles lay their eggs on sandy beaches, then the baby turtles make their way to the sea where they mature into adults. 2. Sticky sand Sand is an amazing thing to play with and it changes, depending on where you are on the beach. Far away from the waters’ edge, have your child take a handful of dry sand and watch what happens as it slips through small hands. Walk closer to the water and do the same thing. Ask your child: Have you ever wondered why dry and wet sand are so different? You can explain how the water in the sand actually acts like glue, making the sand grains stick together. This lets us talk to young children about chemistry and how different materials interact with each other. Try making sandcastles with wet sand and dry sand and see the difference. Is one version harder to work with than the other other? What happens if you mix wet and dry sand together? Read more: How to get the most out of sand play: 4 tips from a sculptor 3. Watching the waves The waves can teach us about floating, sinking and the force of water. Children can have a lot of fun using pieces of seaweed or small sticks as boats, letting them bob up and down on small waves. They can even have “seaweed races” learning about how waves can move materials around. Sea waves and ocean currents are really important as some marine animals such as dolphins and turtles use waves to move around. In fact, some animals migrate thousands of kilometres to and from breeding grounds. You can then replace the seaweed pieces with shells and ask your child to observe what happens: Why does the seaweed stay on top of the water, but the shell goes underneath? Talk about how the shell is heavier than the water and so will sink. This helps them understand the physics of floating and sinking as well as the patterns associated with wave motion. This summer when you’re at the beach, think about all the science happening around you. This could include the animals and habitats you encounter, as well as all the many, changes things happening with the sand and surf.

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Australia's Insignia Financial (IFL.AX) , opens new tab said on Friday it has received a non-binding takeover all-cash proposal from private equity Bain Capital, valuing the 178-year-old wealth manager at A$2.67 billion ($1.70 billion). Under the offer, Insignia shareholders will receive A$4.00 per share, which represents a 17.6% premium to the stock's closing price of A$3.40 on Thursday. The stock shot up more than 10% in the last 10 minutes of trade settlements on Thursday following local media reports about the offer. The company's board is considering the proposal to assess whether to engage with Bain, it said. Founded in 1846, Insignia provides financial advice and asset management services. It had A$319.6 billion worth of funds under management and administration at the end of September. In August, the Melbourne-based company had swung to a full-year statutory net loss after tax, and paused its dividend payments. Its stock has gained over 45% this year, based on Thursday's close. ($1 = 1.5711 Australian dollars) Sign up here. Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab

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No-nagging environment: Israel's most illustrious 'adults only' resortsPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Baylor fell 73-65 to Indiana in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Sunday afternoon. The No. 18 Bears fell into a big hole early in the game after a 17-0 run by the Hoosiers but cut the lead to four points at halftime and came all the back to tie things up with under five minutes to play. Baylor made four of its final 13 shots and made just 33.3% of their shots, matching a season low. “I thought we fought,” Baylor head coach Nicki Collen said. “We came back and had a chance in the third quarter, we had it tied with a chance to take the lead. Needed to get over the hump and needed to and we didn't shoot the ball well down the stretch.” Yaya Felder led Baylor in scoring for the first time this season, finishing with 20 points and five 3-pointers, her most in a Baylor uniform. It was the 50th game with 10 or more points of her career, which began at Ohio. Jada Walker scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Aaronette Vonleh had her third double-digit performance at Baylor, scoring 11 points and finishing with eight rebounds against the Hoosiers. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs was held to the lowest output of the season, scoring five points and grabbing eight rebounds before fouling out after 20 minutes. Bella Fontleroy finished with seven points, while Sarah Andrews made just one of her nine shots and was held to three points, but led the Bears with five assists. Indiana was led by junior guard Shay Ciezki, who poured in a career-high 34 points and made four 3-pointers for the Hoosiers. “Shay was incredible all night long,” Collen said. “She just buried us.” It was the first-ever loss for Baylor outside the United States, and head coach Nicki Collen fell to 4-1 in games on foreign soil. The Bears face Villanova in the third-place game Monday at 1:30 p.m. “We in some ways overcame the slow start,” Collen said. “When you look at the difference in the score it was our first quarter and our fouls shooting. It was a physical game on both sides. It was a tough game for the officials to call because there was a lot of reaching and grabbing.” Be the first to knowNova Scotia Liberal vote crumbles because of 'damaged' brand, leader tied to Trudeau