American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $59.38

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $59.38.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on APEI shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded American Public Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Lake Street Capital raised their target price on American Public Education from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research cut American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th.

American Public Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ:APEI opened at $43.73 on Friday. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $30.20 and a 52 week high of $61.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a current ratio of 3.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.81 and its 200-day moving average is $51.62. The firm has a market cap of $800.26 million, a P/E ratio of 18.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.41.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced 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 business had revenue of $171.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $170.88 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 6.84% and a return on equity of 15.30%. 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 analysts expect that American Public Education will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Diversified Trust Co boosted its stake in American Public Education by 8.6% during 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. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in American Public Education by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 63,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,406,000 after purchasing an additional 652 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education in the second quarter valued at $47,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in American Public Education by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 10,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 11.5% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $670,000 after purchasing an additional 1,214 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Company Profile

American Public Education, Inc (NASDAQ: APEI) is a provider of postsecondary education and career-focused learning programs. Through its institutions, the company offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, certificates, professional development, and vocational training in areas including business, public service, healthcare, nursing, technology, and related fields.

APEI’s principal education platforms include American Public University System, which operates American Public University and American Military University; Rasmussen University; and Hondros College of Nursing.