American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the five analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $31.25.

Several research firms recently issued reports on APEI. Lake Street Capital lifted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Truist Financial upped their price target on American Public Education from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Barrington Research raised their price objective on American Public Education from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. B. Riley reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded American Public Education from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th.

Insider Transactions at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 214,396 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.04, for a total value of $6,011,663.84. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,181,005 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,115,380.20. This represents a 15.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Nuno S. Fernandes sold 7,272 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.11, for a total transaction of $197,143.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 85,459 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,316,793.49. This trade represents a 7.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 669,736 shares of company stock worth $19,211,182 over the last three months. 17.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of APEI. Bastion Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in American Public Education in the 4th quarter valued at $9,563,000. Royce & Associates LP bought a new stake in American Public Education in the 1st quarter valued at $5,319,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 379.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 282,325 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,090,000 after purchasing an additional 223,447 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 649.4% in the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 214,551 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,628,000 after purchasing an additional 185,920 shares during the period. Finally, 4D Advisors LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education in the 1st quarter valued at $3,013,000. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Public Education Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of American Public Education stock traded up $0.37 during trading on Friday, hitting $27.63. 170,314 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 186,173. The stock has a market cap of $498.45 million, a P/E ratio of 49.34, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a current ratio of 2.65. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $11.80 and a twelve month high of $30.32. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $26.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.23.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.92 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 6.96%. Equities research analysts predict that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.