American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Given New $48.00 Price Target at DA Davidson

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its target price upped by investment analysts at DA Davidson from $43.00 to $48.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. DA Davidson’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 11.60% from the company’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on APEI. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 target price on American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. B. Riley boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.43.

American Public Education Stock Performance

Shares of APEI stock traded up $1.42 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $43.01. The company had a trading volume of 283,498 shares, compared to its average volume of 221,685. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.24. American Public Education has a one year low of $18.76 and a one year high of $44.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.84. The company has a market capitalization of $777.62 million, a PE ratio of 32.58, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.71.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The business had revenue of $163.22 million during 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that American Public Education will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 4.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey raised its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 14.8% during the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the period. Militia Capital Partners LP boosted its stake in American Public Education by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming increased its holdings in American Public Education by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.