Globeflex Capital L P Acquires New Holdings in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Globeflex Capital L P bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 46,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,498,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 4.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 538,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,018,000 after buying an additional 21,079 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 7.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 97,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,172,000 after buying an additional 6,671 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in American Public Education by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,000 after buying an additional 720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in American Public Education by 40.5% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total value of $108,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 52,172 shares in the company, valued at $2,817,288. This represents a 3.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 10.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $45.61 on Monday. American Public Education, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.05 and a 12 month high of $61.59. The stock has a market cap of $834.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.77, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $51.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 3.25 and a quick ratio of 3.25.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $171.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $170.88 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 15.30% and a net margin of 6.84%.American Public Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.790 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.290 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Zacks Research downgraded American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings cut American Public Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Barrington Research lifted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. B. Riley Financial upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.38.

American Public Education Company Profile

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.