Insider Selling: American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Insider Sells $5,230,237.12 in Stock

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) insider 325 Capital Llc sold 95,512 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.76, for a total transaction of $5,230,237.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 901,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $49,351,573.84. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

325 Capital Llc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 20th, 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total value of $3,495,700.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, 325 Capital Llc sold 63,500 shares of American Public Education stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.41, for a total value of $3,518,535.00.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, 325 Capital Llc sold 58,797 shares of American Public Education stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.85, for a total value of $3,283,812.45.
• On Monday, March 16th, 325 Capital Llc sold 61,962 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.45, for a total value of $3,435,792.90.

American Public Education Trading Up 4.2%

APEI opened at $58.54 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.70. American Public Education, Inc. has a 52 week low of $20.75 and a 52 week high of $58.72. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.63. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $158.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $151.61 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.30% and a net margin of 4.86%.American Public Education has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.640 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of APEI. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,086,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,893,000 after purchasing an additional 17,902 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 3.7% in 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 during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1.8% in 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 during the period. No Street GP LP purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the third quarter worth about $32,365,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 8.7% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 612,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,159,000 after buying an additional 49,008 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on APEI. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Barrington Research upped their target price on shares of American Public Education from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Lake Street Capital increased their target price on shares of American Public Education from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. William Blair set a $58.00 price target on American Public Education in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.50.

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.