American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as $44.88 and last traded at $42.2250, with a volume of 65679 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $42.27.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on APEI. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a report on Tuesday. Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price target on American Public Education from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Public Education presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $45.71.

American Public Education Stock Down 1.2%

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $755.38 million, a P/E ratio of 31.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.84.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced 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. The firm had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.02 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 11.75%. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in American Public Education by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 538,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,018,000 after acquiring an additional 21,079 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 97,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,172,000 after acquiring an additional 6,671 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of American Public Education in the 2nd quarter worth $297,000. Finally, Regal Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 2nd quarter worth $224,000. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by 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.