American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a report released on Saturday morning.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on APEI. Lake Street Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. B. Riley Financial lifted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $58.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.13.

American Public Education Price Performance

APEI opened at $53.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $977.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.21, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $55.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.62. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $25.80 and a twelve month high of $61.59.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $174.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.73 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 6.13% and a return on equity of 14.02%. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. Equities analysts expect that American Public Education will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at American Public Education

In related news, insider Nuno S. Fernandes sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.87, for a total transaction of $350,155.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 84,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,534,507.25. The trade was a 7.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CMO Karmela Gaffney sold 2,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.87, for a total transaction of $150,849.00. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 40,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,264,243.49. This represents a 6.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 377,071 shares of company stock valued at $20,753,569 in the last quarter. 10.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake 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 valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP lifted its position in American Public Education by 7.2% during the second quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in American Public Education by 40.5% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming lifted its position in American Public Education by 4.9% during the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its position in American Public Education by 5.5% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 11,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. 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.