American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.26 EPS

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.26, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $164.55 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $161.92 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 2.64%. American Public Education updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance to -0.130–0.040 EPS.

American Public Education Stock Up 5.9%

APEI stock opened at $27.57 on Wednesday. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $11.80 and a twelve month high of $30.09. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $23.51 and its 200-day moving average is $21.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $497.25 million, a PE ratio of 49.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.56.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 3,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.07, for a total value of $81,659.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 60,253 shares in the company, valued at $1,329,783.71. This trade represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 17.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Lake Street Capital raised their target price on American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. B. Riley assumed coverage on American Public Education in a research note on Friday, March 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 target price for the company. Barrington Research raised their target price on American Public Education from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. William Blair raised American Public Education from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on American Public Education from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $29.75.

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.