William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of APEI FY2025 Earnings

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) – Research analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Public Education in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 11th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now anticipates that the company will earn $1.08 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for American Public Education’s current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for American Public Education’s FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 4.44%.The company had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on APEI. Northland Securities upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Lake Street Capital set a $38.00 target price on shares of American Public Education and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. B. Riley increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on American Public Education from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.57.

American Public Education Price Performance

APEI traded down $0.65 during trading on Thursday, reaching $34.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 19,717 shares, compared to its average volume of 217,867. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $17.69 and a 1 year high of $39.83. The company has a market cap of $619.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.62, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 2nd quarter worth about $297,000. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 39.5% in the first quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC now owns 147,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,302,000 after acquiring an additional 41,922 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Public Education by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 908,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,288,000 after purchasing an additional 56,674 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 123.2% in the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 59,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,338,000 after acquiring an additional 33,099 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the first quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

About American Public Education

American Public Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.