Ritholtz Wealth Management Takes Position in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Ritholtz Wealth Management purchased a new stake in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $700,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in American Public Education by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,086,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,893,000 after buying an additional 17,902 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 962,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,398,000 after acquiring an additional 34,700 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 847,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,028,000 after acquiring an additional 15,277 shares during the last quarter. No Street GP LP acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education during the third quarter valued at $32,365,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 8.7% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 612,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,159,000 after acquiring an additional 49,008 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In related news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total value of $108,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 52,172 shares in the company, valued at $2,817,288. This trade represents a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 10.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

American Public Education Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of American Public Education stock opened at $53.03 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.71. The stock has a market cap of $972.73 million, a PE ratio of 28.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. American Public Education, Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.74 and a 12 month high of $61.59.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.33. American Public Education had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 6.13%.The firm had revenue of $174.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.73 million. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. Research analysts predict that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APEI has been the subject of a number of research reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of American Public Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.12.

About American Public Education

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.