American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Given a $36.00 Price Target at Barrington Research

Key Points

• Barrington Research has raised its target price for American Public Education (APEI) from $32.00 to $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.68% from the current price.
• American Public Education reported a quarterly EPS of ($0.02), exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue of $162.77 million, also above estimates.
• Insider activity has seen significant sales, with directors selling over 669,000 shares in the last three months, indicating a 15.36% decrease in one director's position.

Barrington Research set a $36.00 target price on American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Free Report) in a research note published on Monday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for American Public Education's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on APEI. Truist Financial boosted their price target on American Public Education from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. B. Riley boosted their target price on American Public Education from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Lake Street Capital lifted their price target on American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Northland Capmk upgraded shares of American Public Education to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Northland Securities started coverage on American Public Education in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $35.17.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI traded down $0.75 during trading on Monday, reaching $28.58. 182,214 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 197,585. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $13.45 and a 52 week high of $32.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $516.35 million, a PE ratio of 26.96, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.60. The company's 50 day moving average is $29.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.76.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.05. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.44% and a return on equity of 10.82%. The business had revenue of $162.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.88 million. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that American Public Education will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 214,396 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 1,181,005 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,115,380.20. The trade was a 15.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 662,464 shares of company stock worth $19,014,038 in the last three months. 17.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. USA Financial Formulas bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 2nd quarter valued at $58,000. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in American Public Education by 19,594.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,348 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 3,331 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the first quarter valued at about $89,000. Finally, Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 14.8% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company's stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company's stock.

About American Public Education

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.