American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.5714.

APEI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on American Public Education from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Lake Street Capital upped their target price on American Public Education from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, B. Riley raised their price target on American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th.

American Public Education Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $39.14 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market capitalization of $707.65 million, a PE ratio of 29.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.72. American Public Education has a 12-month low of $18.76 and a 12-month high of $39.83. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.70.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter worth $40,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of American Public Education by 5,909.5% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in American Public Education by 84.1% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 552 shares during the period. Finally, USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the 2nd quarter valued at about $58,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

About American Public Education

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.