What is Barrington Research’s Estimate for APEI Q4 Earnings?

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) – Research analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for American Public Education in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now forecasts that the company will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.89. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Public Education’s current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on APEI. Griffin Securities set a $37.00 target price on American Public Education in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Northland Securities upped their price target on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. B. Riley upped their price target on shares of American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of American Public Education to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.57.

American Public Education Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:APEI opened at $34.39 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $621.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. American Public Education has a one year low of $18.00 and a one year high of $39.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 2.83. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.43.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.02 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.44% and a return on equity of 10.82%. American Public Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,086,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,893,000 after acquiring an additional 17,902 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 832,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,840,000 after purchasing an additional 6,807 shares during the period. No Street GP LP purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,365,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in American Public Education by 124.8% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 668,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,342,000 after acquiring an additional 370,894 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in American Public Education by 8.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 612,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,159,000 after purchasing an additional 49,008 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.