American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Insider 325 Capital Llc Sells 95,512 Shares of Stock

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) insider 325 Capital Llc sold 95,512 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.76, for a total value of $5,230,237.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 901,234 shares in the company, valued at $49,351,573.84. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

325 Capital Llc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 20th, 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of American Public Education stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total value of $3,495,700.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, 325 Capital Llc sold 63,500 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.41, for a total value of $3,518,535.00.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, 325 Capital Llc sold 58,797 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.85, for a total transaction of $3,283,812.45.
• On Monday, March 16th, 325 Capital Llc sold 61,962 shares of American Public Education stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.45, for a total transaction of $3,435,792.90.

American Public Education Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of APEI opened at $55.49 on Tuesday. American Public Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $20.75 and a 1-year high of $58.69. The company has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.33.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $158.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $151.61 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 11.30%. American Public Education has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.640 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in American Public Education by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 538,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,018,000 after purchasing an additional 21,079 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in American Public Education by 7.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 97,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,172,000 after purchasing an additional 6,671 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in American Public Education by 4.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 422,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,882,000 after purchasing an additional 17,079 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 14.8% during the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on APEI shares. William Blair set a $58.00 price target on American Public Education in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Barrington Research upped their price objective on American Public Education from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price objective on American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Northland Securities set a $51.00 price objective on American Public Education in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on American Public Education from $48.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.50.

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.