American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) SVP Sells 2,000 Shares

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) 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 value of $108,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 52,172 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,817,288. The trade was a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of APEI stock traded down $1.80 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $52.17. 296,292 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 291,832. American Public Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $27.74 and a twelve month high of $61.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a current ratio of 2.98. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $54.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.07. The firm has a market cap of $956.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.38.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $174.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.73 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 6.13%.American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in American Public Education by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings 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 worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted 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. Finally, Diversified Trust Co boosted its position in American Public Education by 8.6% during the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $445,000 after purchasing an additional 621 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. B. Riley Financial boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research downgraded American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.12.

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.