American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) EVP Craig S. Macgibbon Sells 1,500 Shares

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) EVP Craig S. Macgibbon sold 1,500 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction on Monday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.40, for a total value of $27,600.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 41,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $768,807.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

American Public Education Stock Down 0.3 %

American Public Education stock opened at $17.64 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.41. American Public Education, Inc. has a 52 week low of $3.76 and a 52 week high of $21.04.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $152.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $150.54 million. American Public Education had a positive return on equity of 5.97% and a negative net margin of 6.78%. As a group, analysts forecast that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Foundry Partners LLC increased its stake in American Public Education by 34.6% during the third quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 476,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,372,000 after acquiring an additional 122,520 shares during the period. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. increased its stake in American Public Education by 11.1% during the third quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 1,184,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,899,000 after acquiring an additional 118,300 shares during the period. AWM Investment Company Inc. increased its stake in American Public Education by 13.4% during the third quarter. AWM Investment Company Inc. now owns 169,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $843,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new position in American Public Education during the fourth quarter valued at about $252,000. Finally, Bailard Inc. bought a new position in American Public Education during the fourth quarter valued at about $266,000. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on APEI shares. Truist Financial boosted their price target on American Public Education from $6.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. B. Riley boosted their price target on American Public Education from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. StockNews.com raised American Public Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 16th. Finally, Barrington Research boosted their price target on American Public Education from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 8th.

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.