American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Receives $40.57 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.7143.

APEI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a report on Tuesday. B. Riley lifted their price target on American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Zacks Research raised American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Lake Street Capital boosted their price target on American Public Education from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 5,909.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,241 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in American Public Education in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new stake in American Public Education during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in American Public Education by 84.1% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 738 shares during the period. Finally, USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of American Public Education in the second quarter worth $58,000. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

American Public Education Stock Up 2.0%

NASDAQ APEI opened at $42.27 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. American Public Education has a fifty-two week low of $18.76 and a fifty-two week high of $43.99. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $38.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.95. The stock has a market cap of $764.24 million, a PE ratio of 32.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.72.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The business had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.02 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 11.75%. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict 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.