American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Northland Capmk

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was upgraded by research analysts at Northland Capmk to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. William Blair raised American Public Education from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded American Public Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Barrington Research upped their target price on American Public Education from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of American Public Education from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.20.

American Public Education Stock Up 4.3%

NASDAQ APEI opened at $29.27 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.27, a current ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. American Public Education has a fifty-two week low of $11.80 and a fifty-two week high of $30.55. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $26.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.45. The stock has a market cap of $528.03 million, a PE ratio of 28.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.58.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $164.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $161.92 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 3.86% and a return on equity of 9.96%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 79,791 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.33, for a total transaction of $2,340,270.03. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,581,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,381,259.47. This represents a 4.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Nuno S. Fernandes sold 7,272 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.11, for a total transaction of $197,143.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 85,459 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,316,793.49. The trade was a 7.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 669,736 shares of company stock valued at $19,211,182 over the last three months. 17.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bastion Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in American Public Education in the fourth quarter worth about $9,563,000. Royce & Associates LP acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,319,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 379.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 282,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,090,000 after purchasing an additional 223,447 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 649.4% in the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 214,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,628,000 after purchasing an additional 185,920 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 4D Advisors LLC acquired a new position in American Public Education during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $3,013,000. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Company Profile

American Public Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.