American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $45.7143.

Several research firms recently issued reports on APEI. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday. B. Riley increased their price objective on American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research raised American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey increased its holdings in American Public Education by 14.8% in the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP increased its holdings in American Public Education by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in American Public Education by 40.5% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its position in American Public Education by 4.9% in the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Price Performance

NASDAQ:APEI opened at $41.78 on Friday. American Public Education has a one year low of $18.76 and a one year high of $44.88. The stock has a market cap of $755.38 million, a PE ratio of 31.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 2.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $38.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.05.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 4.87%.The company had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.