American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Price Target Raised to $48.00

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price target lifted by DA Davidson from $43.00 to $48.00 in a research report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday, January 30th. B. Riley Financial increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price objective on American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.43.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of APEI opened at $44.89 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $811.61 million, a PE ratio of 34.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.71. 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 firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.45. American Public Education has a 1-year low of $18.76 and a 1-year high of $45.69.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The firm 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in American Public Education by 5,909.5% during the second 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. Valley National Advisers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new stake in American Public Education during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in American Public Education by 84.1% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted 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 purchasing an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

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.