American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Truist Financial Analyst Says

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price objective increased by research analysts at Truist Financial from $30.00 to $35.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Truist Financial’s target price suggests a potential upside of 1.30% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Griffin Securities set a $37.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a report on Thursday, August 7th. B. Riley raised their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Northland Securities boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of American Public Education to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.57.

American Public Education Trading Down 1.2%

American Public Education stock opened at $34.55 on Wednesday. American Public Education has a 12-month low of $17.69 and a 12-month high of $39.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 2.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $624.21 million, a PE ratio of 32.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.32.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $163.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.02 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 4.44%. American Public Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of 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 valued at $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey lifted its stake in American Public Education by 14.8% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About American Public Education

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.