American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on APEI. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. DA Davidson increased their price objective on American Public Education from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Northland Securities raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.57.

American Public Education Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $38.86 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.10. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $18.76 and a twelve month high of $40.76. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market capitalization of $702.59 million, a PE ratio of 29.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.72.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 11.75%. The firm had revenue of $163.22 million for 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. On average, equities analysts predict that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of APEI. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the 4th quarter worth $1,351,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1,667.5% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 180,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,836,000 after acquiring an additional 170,604 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co. raised its holdings in American Public Education by 23.7% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 7,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 1,381 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in American Public Education by 36.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 3,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. lifted its position in American Public Education by 949.5% in the third quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 108,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,287,000 after purchasing an additional 98,260 shares during the period. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.