American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Announces Earnings Results

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.16, FiscalAI reports. American Public Education had a net margin of 6.13% and a return on equity of 14.02%. The company had revenue of $171.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $170.88 million. American Public Education updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.480-2.790 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.180-0.290 EPS.

American Public Education Price Performance

American Public Education stock traded down $3.85 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $47.39. The company had a trading volume of 564,493 shares, compared to its average volume of 304,438. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $27.74 and a 1 year high of $61.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.98. The company has a market capitalization of $869.13 million, a P/E ratio of 25.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.69.

Insider Activity at American Public Education

In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 52,172 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,817,288. The trade was a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 10.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in American Public Education by 5,909.5% during 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 in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 84.1% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 96.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in American Public Education by 259.6% in the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,000 after buying an additional 3,809 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on APEI. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Lake Street Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. B. Riley Financial increased their target price on American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Barrington Research raised their price target on American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $59.12.

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.