American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Price Expected to Rise, DA Davidson Analyst Says

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price objective boosted by equities research analysts at DA Davidson from $43.00 to $48.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. DA Davidson’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 8.40% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. B. Riley lifted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Truist Financial raised their target price 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 raised American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, American Public Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.43.

American Public Education Stock Up 3.0%

APEI stock opened at $44.28 on Wednesday. American Public Education has a fifty-two week low of $18.76 and a fifty-two week high of $44.88. The company has a market capitalization of $800.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.71. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $38.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $35.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 2.84.

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

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education in the fourth quarter worth $378,000. PVG Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the fourth quarter valued at $269,000. Comerica Bank increased its holdings in American Public Education by 1,557.1% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 11,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $430,000 after buying an additional 10,697 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in American Public Education by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 263,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,962,000 after buying an additional 22,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crown Advisors Management Inc. bought a new position in American Public Education during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,890,000. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.