American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Raised to Strong-Buy at Zacks Research

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was upgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Northland Securities raised their target price on American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial upped their target price on American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, B. Riley boosted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $40.57.

American Public Education Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of APEI stock traded down $0.83 on Monday, reaching $39.12. 10,333 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 228,167. American Public Education has a one year low of $18.76 and a one year high of $40.76. The company has a market cap of $707.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.74, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a 50-day moving average of $36.14 and a 200-day moving average of $34.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.84.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 4.87%.The firm had revenue of $163.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. Analysts anticipate that American Public Education will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education in the 4th quarter worth about $1,351,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1,667.5% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 180,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,836,000 after buying an additional 170,604 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 23.7% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 7,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 1,381 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in American Public Education by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $458,000 after purchasing an additional 3,109 shares during the period. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of American Public Education by 949.5% in the 3rd quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 108,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,287,000 after buying an additional 98,260 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Company Profile

American Public Education, Inc operates as a provider of online postsecondary education, offering degree and certificate programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, American Public University System (APUS). The company designs and delivers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as business administration, information technology, criminal justice, homeland security, health sciences, and education. Its curriculum is developed to meet the needs of working adults, military personnel, veterans and civilian students seeking flexible, career-relevant learning opportunities.

APUS is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and employs a proprietary online learning platform that supports asynchronous instruction, digital course materials and interactive learning tools.