American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Given New $35.00 Price Target at Truist Financial

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its target price hoisted by Truist Financial from $30.00 to $35.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. Truist Financial currently has a hold rating on the stock.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on APEI. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday. Lake Street Capital set a $38.00 price objective on American Public Education and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Zacks Research raised American Public Education to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Northland Securities lifted their target price on American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.57.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ APEI traded down $0.39 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $34.58. 204,371 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 218,718. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.29. The company has a market cap of $624.67 million, a PE ratio of 32.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 2.83. American Public Education has a 1-year low of $17.69 and a 1-year high of $39.83.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $163.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in American Public Education by 5,909.5% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,241 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new position in shares of American Public Education during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of American Public Education by 84.1% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the period. USA Financial Formulas bought a new stake in American Public Education in the 2nd quarter valued at about $58,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 552 shares during the period. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Public Education Company Profile

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.