American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Insider Nuno S. Fernandes Sells 7,272 Shares

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) insider Nuno S. Fernandes sold 7,272 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.11, for a total transaction of $197,143.92. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 85,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,316,793.49. This represents a 7.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

American Public Education Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:APEI opened at $27.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $501.40 million, a PE ratio of 49.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. American Public Education, Inc. has a 52-week low of $11.80 and a 52-week high of $30.09. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.68.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $164.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.92 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 6.96%. On average, equities research analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on APEI. Lake Street Capital increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Barrington Research increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. William Blair upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Public Education currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.25.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 28,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,167 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 121,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,625,000 after acquiring an additional 3,775 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in American Public Education in the 4th quarter worth approximately $121,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in American Public Education in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 90,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,955,000 after acquiring an additional 4,324 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, 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.