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

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.5714.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on APEI. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Truist Financial increased 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 note on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on American Public Education from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in American Public Education by 5,909.5% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,241 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the third quarter worth approximately $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 84.1% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in American Public Education in the second quarter valued at approximately $58,000. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Public Education Trading Down 0.1%

APEI stock opened at $43.67 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $37.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.67. 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 fifty-two week low of $18.76 and a fifty-two week high of $43.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $789.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.72.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 4.87%.The company had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. Analysts expect that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal 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.