American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of -0.130–0.040 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.150. The company issued revenue guidance of $160.0 million-$162.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $160.1 million. American Public Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. StockNews.com upgraded American Public Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. William Blair raised American Public Education from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Lake Street Capital initiated coverage on American Public Education in a report on Friday, April 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price objective for the company. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on American Public Education in a report on Friday, March 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.50.

American Public Education Stock Performance

APEI traded down $1.45 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $26.04. The company had a trading volume of 248,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 170,928. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $21.43. The company has a market cap of $469.66 million, a P/E ratio of 46.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.56. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $11.80 and a 1 year high of $28.97.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.26. American Public Education had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 2.64%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that American Public Education will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 3,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.07, for a total transaction of $81,659.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 60,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,329,783.71. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 17.54% 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.