American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Price Target Raised to $51.00

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price objective upped by Barrington Research from $40.00 to $51.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. Barrington Research currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Friday, January 30th. B. Riley Financial boosted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Griffin Securities set a $53.00 target price on American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. One 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, American Public Education has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $48.71.

American Public Education Stock Performance

American Public Education stock opened at $45.01 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $813.78 million, a PE ratio of 34.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.70. American Public Education has a one year low of $20.75 and a one year high of $47.27. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $42.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 2.84.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. No Street GP LP acquired a new stake in American Public Education in the third quarter valued at $32,365,000. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP bought a new position in American Public Education during the 3rd quarter valued at $15,108,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in American Public Education by 124.8% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 668,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,342,000 after acquiring an additional 370,894 shares in the last quarter. CSM Advisors LLC acquired a new position in American Public Education during the 2nd quarter worth $6,723,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of American Public Education by 1,667.5% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 180,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,836,000 after purchasing an additional 170,604 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.