American Public Education, Inc. $APEI Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. lowered its position in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 32.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 62,992 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,436 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $2,486,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in American Public Education by 124.8% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 668,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,342,000 after purchasing an additional 370,894 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in American Public Education by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 563,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,151,000 after buying an additional 46,813 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in American Public Education by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 538,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,018,000 after acquiring an additional 21,079 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in American Public Education by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 422,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,882,000 after acquiring an additional 17,079 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in American Public Education by 76.1% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 389,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,867,000 after acquiring an additional 168,362 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on APEI. Wall Street Zen lowered American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a report on Monday. Finally, B. Riley raised their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.57.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ APEI opened at $37.43 on Wednesday. American Public Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.76 and a twelve month high of $39.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $35.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.39. The company has a market capitalization of $676.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.36, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.71.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 11.75%. The business had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.