American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Sunday.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. B. Riley Financial boosted their price objective on American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Lake Street Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barrington Research upped their price target 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. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a report on Monday, June 1st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, American Public Education currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.12.

American Public Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ APEI traded up $0.44 on Friday, hitting $58.27. 172,205 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 274,492. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a current ratio of 2.98. The business’s fifty day moving average is $53.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.87. American Public Education has a 12 month low of $27.74 and a 12 month high of $61.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.83, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.37.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.33. American Public Education had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 6.13%.The firm had revenue of $174.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.73 million. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that American Public Education will post 2.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at American Public Education

In related news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $2,817,288. This represents a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 11,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $466,000 after acquiring an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co grew its position in American Public Education by 8.6% in the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after acquiring an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.