American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as $44.88 and last traded at $42.2250, with a volume of 65679 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $42.27.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on APEI shares. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price target on American Public Education in a report on Tuesday. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Truist Financial increased their target price on American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, B. Riley raised their target price on American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $45.71.

American Public Education Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average of $38.07 and a 200 day moving average of $34.95. 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 stock has a market cap of $767.22 million, a PE ratio of 32.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.72.

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 the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.39. The company had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.02 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 4.87%.American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased 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 worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in American Public Education by 4.1% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 6,671 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in American Public Education during the second quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in American Public Education during the second quarter valued at approximately $297,000. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.