Analysts Set American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Price Target at $38.29

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $39.5714.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on APEI shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Lake Street Capital set a $38.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Northland Securities boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Griffin Securities set a $37.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

American Public Education Stock Down 1.2%

NASDAQ:APEI opened at $34.55 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $35.71 and a 200-day moving average of $31.32. The firm 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. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $17.69 and a 52 week high of $39.83.

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

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of American Public Education by 8.9% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 261,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,328,000 after purchasing an additional 21,308 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 42.4% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 241,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,515,000 after purchasing an additional 71,796 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in American Public Education by 160.6% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 2,595 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in American Public Education by 44.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 40,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,589,000 after buying an additional 12,413 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in American Public Education by 38.2% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 9,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. 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.