American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $47.56 and traded as high as $53.30. American Public Education shares last traded at $51.89, with a volume of 242,711 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on APEI. B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Monday, June 1st. William Blair set a $58.00 price target on American Public Education in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Zacks Research cut American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $51.00 price objective on American Public Education in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Public Education currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.12.

American Public Education Trading Up 0.9%

The firm has a market capitalization of $967.88 million, a PE ratio of 27.92, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $54.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.81.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.33. American Public Education had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 6.13%.The firm had revenue of $174.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.73 million. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. Analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total value of $3,495,700.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 836,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,972,664.52. The trade was a 7.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in American Public Education by 9.3% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter valued at $15,108,000. Crown Advisors Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the fourth quarter valued at $1,890,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Public Education by 8.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 612,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,159,000 after buying an additional 49,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royce & Associates LP raised its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 358,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,553,000 after buying an additional 34,751 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Company 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.