American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy”

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report published on Saturday.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Griffin Securities set a $37.00 target price on American Public Education in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Lake Street Capital set a $38.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of American Public Education from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Northland Securities lifted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.57.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of APEI opened at $34.39 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $621.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.44, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.43. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $18.00 and a twelve month high of $39.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.39. American Public Education had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 4.44%.The firm had revenue of $163.22 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.02 million. American Public Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 5,909.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,241 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in American Public Education in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in American Public Education by 84.1% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the 2nd quarter worth $58,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.