American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $40.16 and last traded at $40.13, with a volume of 109508 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $39.40.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. 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. Lake Street Capital upped their target price on American Public Education from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.57.

American Public Education Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $725.01 million, a P/E ratio of 30.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $35.55 and a 200-day moving average of $33.74. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (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 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 Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 5,909.5% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,241 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in American Public Education by 84.1% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the 2nd quarter worth about $58,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in American Public Education by 40.5% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

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.