Sei Investments Co. Has $4.39 Million Stake in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 99.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 77,257 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,538 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $4,394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in American Public Education by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the period. Militia Capital Partners LP raised its holdings in American Public Education by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 11,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $466,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on APEI. Barrington Research boosted their price target on American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Lake Street Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, B. Riley Financial boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.12.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 52,172 shares in the company, valued at $2,817,288. The trade was a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 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 Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of APEI stock opened at $53.82 on Thursday. American Public Education, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $27.74 and a fifty-two week high of $61.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $52.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $51.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a current ratio of 2.98. The company has a market cap of $987.06 million, a PE ratio of 28.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.38.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $174.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.73 million. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. Equities analysts predict that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Public Education Company Profile

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.