Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases 12,848 Shares of American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its holdings in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 57.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,323 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,848 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd owned 0.19% of American Public Education worth $2,009,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,086,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,893,000 after purchasing an additional 17,902 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 962,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,398,000 after buying an additional 34,700 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in American Public Education by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 847,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,028,000 after buying an additional 15,277 shares in the last quarter. No Street GP LP bought a new stake in American Public Education in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,365,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in American Public Education by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 595,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,518,000 after buying an additional 65,497 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a report on Monday, June 1st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Finally, William Blair set a $58.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Friday, March 13th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, American Public Education has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.12.

American Public Education Price Performance

NASDAQ APEI opened at $58.01 on Thursday. American Public Education, Inc. has a 52 week low of $27.74 and a 52 week high of $61.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.69, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $53.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.67.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 52,172 shares in the company, valued at $2,817,288. This trade represents a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

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.