Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI – Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $55.50.
APEI has been the subject of a number of research reports. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $48.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Northland Securities set a $51.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $56.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday. B. Riley Financial reissued a “buy” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education
Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,086,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,893,000 after purchasing an additional 17,902 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 962,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,398,000 after purchasing an additional 34,700 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 847,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,028,000 after purchasing an additional 15,277 shares in the last quarter. No Street GP LP bought a new position in shares of American Public Education during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,365,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 8.7% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 612,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,159,000 after purchasing an additional 49,008 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.
American Public Education Price Performance
APEI stock opened at $57.54 on Tuesday. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $23.00 and a 1 year high of $61.59. The company has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.31, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $53.82 and a 200 day moving average of $43.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46.
American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 11.30%. The company had revenue of $158.33 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $151.61 million. American Public Education has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.640 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that American Public Education will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.
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.
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