American Century Companies Inc. Grows Stock Position in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 8.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 612,087 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 49,008 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 3.39% of American Public Education worth $24,159,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its position in American Public Education by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP increased its stake in American Public Education by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 4.9% in the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 569 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ APEI opened at $45.01 on Monday. American Public Education, Inc. has a 1 year low of $20.75 and a 1 year high of $47.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.84. The company has a market capitalization of $814.01 million, a PE ratio of 34.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a fifty day moving average of $42.30 and a 200 day moving average of $37.68.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on APEI. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial raised their target price on American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Barrington Research lifted their price target on American Public Education from $40.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price target on American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $51.00 target price on American Public Education in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. One investment 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $48.71.

About American Public Education

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.