Analysts Set American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Price Target at $55.50
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemAmerican Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI – Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $55.50.
Several equities analysts have commented on APEI shares. William Blair set a $58.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Friday, March 13th. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $48.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. B. Riley Financial raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Lake Street Capital raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th.
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American Public Education Price Performance
American Public Education stock opened at $58.39 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $49.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.53. American Public Education has a one year low of $21.85 and a one year high of $59.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46. The firm has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 42.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.49.
American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.30% and a net margin of 4.86%.The firm had revenue of $158.33 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 95,512 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.76, for a total value of $5,230,237.12. Following the transaction, the insider owned 901,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,351,573.84. This trade represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CMO Karmela Gaffney sold 2,700 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.87, for a total value of $150,849.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 40,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,264,243.49. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 377,071 shares of company stock worth $20,753,569. 17.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 7.2% during 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 grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd 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 last quarter. State of Wyoming grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 4.9% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 11,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.62% 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.