American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Price Target Raised to $48.00 at DA Davidson

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price objective raised by DA Davidson from $43.00 to $48.00 in a research report released on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Wall Street Zen cut American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. B. Riley increased their price target on American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $47.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, American Public Education has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.43.

American Public Education Trading Up 3.4%

Shares of APEI opened at $43.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $777.62 million, a PE ratio of 32.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.71. The company’s fifty day moving average is $38.67 and its 200 day moving average is $35.29. 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 fifty-two week low of $18.76 and a fifty-two week high of $44.88.

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. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 11.75%. The business had revenue of $163.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that American Public Education will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. Versor Investments LP purchased a new stake in American Public Education in the 4th quarter valued at about $378,000. PVG Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $269,000. Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 1,557.1% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 11,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $430,000 after acquiring an additional 10,697 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 263,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,962,000 after purchasing an additional 22,472 shares during the period. Finally, Crown Advisors Management Inc. bought a new position in American Public Education in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,890,000. 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.