Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Takes Position in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 20,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $821,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in American Public Education by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 4.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 538,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,018,000 after purchasing an additional 21,079 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 7.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 97,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,172,000 after buying an additional 6,671 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education in the 2nd quarter worth about $297,000. Finally, Regal Partners Ltd purchased a new position in American Public Education in the 2nd quarter worth about $224,000. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on APEI. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. DA Davidson boosted their target price 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, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $45.71.

American Public Education Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of American Public Education stock opened at $42.30 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $765.00 million, a PE ratio of 32.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.72. American Public Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.76 and a 1-year high of $44.88. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.16.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The company 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

American Public Education 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.