American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Short Interest Up 95.3% in March

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 389,600 shares, an increase of 95.3% from the February 29th total of 199,500 shares. Approximately 2.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 171,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days.

American Public Education Trading Up 1.4 %

APEI opened at $14.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $257.32 million, a P/E ratio of -5.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.25. American Public Education has a 12 month low of $3.76 and a 12 month high of $16.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $11.91 and a 200 day moving average of $8.57.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in American Public Education by 130.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 27,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 15,496 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in American Public Education by 50.3% in the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 104,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,009,000 after purchasing an additional 35,008 shares during the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in American Public Education by 3,108.3% in the fourth quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 390,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,764,000 after purchasing an additional 377,844 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in American Public Education by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 471,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,548,000 after purchasing an additional 4,225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education in the fourth quarter worth about $217,000. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APEI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Truist Financial lifted their price target on American Public Education from $6.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. Barrington Research lifted their price target on American Public Education from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 22nd. Finally, B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $15.00 price target (up previously from $12.00) on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th.

American Public Education Company Profile

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.