Caxton Associates LLP Raises Position in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Caxton Associates LLP boosted its holdings in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 282.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,731 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,788 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP owned approximately 0.12% of American Public Education worth $1,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

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

American Public Education Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $47.71 on Friday. American Public Education, Inc. has a 1 year low of $27.74 and a 1 year high of $61.59. The company has a market cap of $875.00 million, a PE ratio of 25.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.37. 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 stock’s 50-day moving average is $53.01 and its 200 day moving average is $50.81.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.33. American Public Education had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 6.13%.The business had revenue of $174.74 million during 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on APEI shares. Weiss Ratings raised American Public Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Lake Street Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. B. Riley Financial lifted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.12.

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.