Channel Wealth LLC Lowers Stock Position in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Channel Wealth LLC cut its stake in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 54.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 11,648 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,747 shares during the quarter. Channel Wealth LLC’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $440,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. PVG Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 4th quarter valued at $269,000. Comerica Bank grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 1,557.1% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 11,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 10,697 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 263,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,962,000 after purchasing an additional 22,472 shares during the period. Crown Advisors Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 4th quarter worth about $1,890,000. Finally, Round Rock Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 4th quarter worth about $221,000. 79.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In related news, CMO Karmela Gaffney sold 2,700 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.87, for a total transaction of $150,849.00. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer directly owned 40,527 shares in the company, valued at $2,264,243.49. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total transaction of $3,495,700.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 836,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,972,664.52. This represents a 7.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 377,071 shares of company stock valued at $20,753,569. 10.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $56.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, May 4th. 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. Northland Securities set a $51.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. B. Riley Financial restated a “buy” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on American Public Education from $48.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.50.

American Public Education Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of APEI stock opened at $56.30 on Friday. American Public Education, Inc. has a 1 year low of $25.31 and a 1 year high of $61.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 41.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $54.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a current ratio of 3.46.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 11.30%. The business had revenue of $158.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $151.61 million. American Public Education has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.640 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.

American Public Education 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.