Manatuck Hill Partners LLC Has $4.78 Million Position in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Manatuck Hill Partners LLC lowered its holdings in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 7.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 126,466 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,000 shares during the quarter. American Public Education comprises about 1.7% of Manatuck Hill Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Manatuck Hill Partners LLC’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $4,780,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in American Public Education by 5,909.5% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,241 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new position in American Public Education in the fourth quarter worth $39,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in American Public Education by 84.1% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in American Public Education by 40.5% in the second 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, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in American Public Education by 96.5% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on APEI. Zacks Research downgraded American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on American Public Education from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Barrington Research boosted their target price on American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.13.

American Public Education Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ APEI opened at $52.30 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.69. The company has a market capitalization of $959.18 million, a PE ratio of 27.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 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. American Public Education, Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.74 and a 12 month high of $61.59.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total value of $3,495,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 836,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,972,664.52. This represents a 7.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education 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.