American Public Education, Inc. $APEI Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. cut its position in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 32.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,992 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,436 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. owned 0.35% of American Public Education worth $2,486,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,241 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 84.1% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 40.5% in the second 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 during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in American Public Education during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in American Public Education by 96.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Public Education Price Performance

APEI opened at $37.43 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $676.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.71. American Public Education, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $18.76 and a fifty-two week high of $39.83. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $35.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.39. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.39. The company had revenue of $163.22 million during 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

APEI has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Lake Street Capital increased their target price on American Public Education from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. B. Riley boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, American Public Education presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.57.

American Public Education 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.