American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Sets New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $41.37 and last traded at $40.8350, with a volume of 40889 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $40.52.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Lake Street Capital raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Northland Securities upped their target price on American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. B. Riley increased their price target on American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $40.57.

American Public Education Trading Up 1.7%

The firm has a market capitalization of $745.31 million, a P/E ratio of 31.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.72. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.42. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 4.87%.The firm had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 10,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 923 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new stake in American Public Education during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,351,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in American Public Education by 1,667.5% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 180,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,836,000 after purchasing an additional 170,604 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co. raised its holdings in American Public Education by 23.7% in the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 7,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 1,381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of American Public Education by 36.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $458,000 after buying an additional 3,109 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.