American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.5714.

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Lake Street Capital upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday. B. Riley boosted their price objective on American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th.

American Public Education Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $37.43 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 2.84. American Public Education has a 52-week low of $18.76 and a 52-week high of $39.83. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $33.39. The firm has a market cap of $676.73 million, a P/E ratio of 28.36, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.71.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 4.87%.The firm had revenue of $163.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of APEI. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education in the 2nd quarter worth about $297,000. 4D Advisors LLC increased its holdings in American Public Education by 111.1% during the second quarter. 4D Advisors LLC now owns 285,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,681,000 after buying an additional 150,000 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in American Public Education by 124.8% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 668,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,342,000 after acquiring an additional 370,894 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in American Public Education by 9.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 563,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,151,000 after acquiring an additional 46,813 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of American Public Education by 76.1% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 389,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,867,000 after acquiring an additional 168,362 shares during the period. 79.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.