American Public Education, Inc. $APEI Stock Position Raised by Navellier & Associates Inc.

Navellier & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 158.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 30,690 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,837 shares during the quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc.’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $1,648,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in APEI. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in American Public Education by 350.3% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 80,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,375,000 after acquiring an additional 62,746 shares in the last quarter. AWM Investment Company Inc. bought a new stake in American Public Education in the second quarter worth approximately $2,873,000. Globeflex Capital L P bought a new stake in American Public Education in the second quarter worth approximately $2,498,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education during the 2nd quarter worth $3,721,000. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 28,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 3,772 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In related news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 52,172 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,817,288. The trade was a 3.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on APEI. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. B. Riley Financial raised their target price on American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Lake Street Capital boosted their price target on American Public Education from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Barrington Research upped their price target on American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.38.

American Public Education Stock Performance

Shares of APEI opened at $46.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $841.98 million, a PE ratio of 18.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.38. American Public Education, Inc. has a one year low of $29.05 and a one year high of $61.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 3.25 and a quick ratio of 3.25. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $50.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.93.

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. American Public Education had a net margin of 6.84% and a return on equity of 15.30%. The firm had revenue of $171.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $170.88 million. 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. As a group, analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current year.

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.