Los Angeles Capital Management LLC Purchases New Holdings in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 26,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $797,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.15% of American Public Education as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of APEI. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Royce & Associates LP bought a new position in American Public Education in the first quarter valued at approximately $5,319,000. Bastion Asset Management Inc. raised its position in American Public Education by 9.6% during the first quarter. Bastion Asset Management Inc. now owns 485,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,845,000 after purchasing an additional 42,575 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in American Public Education by 123.2% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 59,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,338,000 after purchasing an additional 33,099 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in American Public Education by 39.5% during the first quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC now owns 147,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,302,000 after purchasing an additional 41,922 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APEI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research raised shares of American Public Education to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. B. Riley raised their price target on shares of American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Lake Street Capital set a $38.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, American Public Education currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.57.

American Public Education Stock Performance

Shares of American Public Education stock opened at $34.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $624.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. American Public Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $17.69 and a twelve month high of $39.83. The company’s fifty day moving average is $35.71 and its 200 day moving average is $31.32. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 4.44%.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 FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.

About American Public Education

American Public Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.