American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $59.3750.

APEI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut American Public Education from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th.

Insider Transactions at American Public Education

In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 52,172 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,817,288. The trade was a 3.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 10.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP increased its stake in American Public Education by 7.2% in the second quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of 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 period. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of 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 period. Finally, Diversified Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 8.6% in the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 621 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of APEI stock opened at $45.36 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $830.09 million, a P/E ratio of 18.67, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.05. The company has a quick ratio of 3.25, a current ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $30.20 and a 52 week high of $61.59.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $171.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $170.88 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 15.30% and a net margin of 6.84%.American Public Education has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.790 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.290 EPS. Analysts predict that American Public Education will post 2.63 EPS 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.