American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $40.5714.

Several research firms have commented on APEI. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. 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. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings 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 worth $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its stake in American Public Education by 14.8% during the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP grew its stake in American Public Education by 7.2% during the second quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in 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 period. Finally, State of Wyoming lifted its stake in American Public Education by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ:APEI opened at $37.43 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $676.73 million, a P/E ratio of 28.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.71. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.84. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $18.76 and a 1 year high of $39.83.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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, analysts expect that American Public Education will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

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.