Navellier & Associates Inc. Sells 13,946 Shares of American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Navellier & Associates Inc. decreased its stake in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 53.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 12,236 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,946 shares during the quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc.’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $463,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,086,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,893,000 after acquiring an additional 17,902 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in American Public Education by 0.8% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 832,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,840,000 after buying an additional 6,807 shares during the period. No Street GP LP bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,365,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of American Public Education by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 612,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,159,000 after buying an additional 49,008 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in American Public Education by 4.1% during 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. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of American Public Education stock opened at $55.91 on Thursday. American Public Education, Inc. has a one year low of $23.00 and a one year high of $61.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $54.36 and its 200 day moving average is $43.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a current ratio of 3.46.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $158.33 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 95,512 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.76, for a total transaction of $5,230,237.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 901,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,351,573.84. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.70, for a total transaction of $115,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 62,172 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,587,324.40. This represents a 3.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 377,071 shares of company stock worth $20,753,569. 10.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on APEI. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price target on American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Public Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 14th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Zacks Research raised American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Lake Street Capital lifted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. One 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.50.

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.