325 Capital Llc Sells 65,000 Shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) insider 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total transaction of $3,495,700.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 836,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44,972,664.52. This represents a 7.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

325 Capital Llc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, March 19th, 325 Capital Llc sold 95,512 shares of American Public Education stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.76, for a total value of $5,230,237.12.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, 325 Capital Llc sold 63,500 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.41, for a total value of $3,518,535.00.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, 325 Capital Llc sold 58,797 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.85, for a total value of $3,283,812.45.
• On Monday, March 16th, 325 Capital Llc sold 61,962 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.45, for a total value of $3,435,792.90.

American Public Education Trading Up 3.0%

NASDAQ:APEI traded up $1.60 on Monday, reaching $55.49. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 538,151 shares, compared to its average volume of 334,435. American Public Education, Inc. has a 12-month low of $20.75 and a 12-month high of $58.69. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $44.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.16. The firm has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $158.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $151.61 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.30% and a net margin of 4.86%.American Public Education has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.640 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. No Street GP LP purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the third quarter worth about $32,365,000. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter valued at approximately $15,108,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of 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 period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 76.1% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 389,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,867,000 after purchasing an additional 168,362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 122.9% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 294,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,619,000 after purchasing an additional 162,318 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on APEI shares. William Blair set a $58.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday, March 13th. B. Riley Financial upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Barrington Research lifted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on American Public Education from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.50.

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.