American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $47.56 and traded as high as $53.30. American Public Education shares last traded at $51.89, with a volume of 242,711 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, June 1st. William Blair set a $58.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barrington Research increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.13.

American Public Education Stock Up 0.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $55.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.56. The firm has a market cap of $951.66 million, a P/E ratio of 27.46, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.38.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.33. American Public Education had a net margin of 6.13% and a return on equity of 14.02%. The business had revenue of $174.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.73 million. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 95,512 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.76, for a total transaction of $5,230,237.12. Following the sale, the insider owned 901,234 shares in the company, valued at $49,351,573.84. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nuno S. Fernandes sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.08, for a total transaction of $59,488.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 83,075 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,492,696. This trade represents a 1.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 161,612 shares of company stock worth $8,785,425 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in American Public Education by 5,909.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in American Public Education during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 738 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in American Public Education by 40.5% during the second 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, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in American Public Education by 96.5% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 1,298 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 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.