American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Rating Upgraded by Northland Capmk

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at Northland Capmk to a "strong-buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

APEI has been the topic of several other reports. Northland Securities began coverage on American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of American Public Education from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Lake Street Capital raised their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $32.20.

American Public Education Stock Up 4.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $29.27 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $528.03 million, a P/E ratio of 28.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.58. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $26.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.39. The company has a current ratio of 3.27, a quick ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. American Public Education has a 12-month low of $11.80 and a 12-month high of $30.55.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.26. American Public Education had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 3.86%. The business had revenue of $164.55 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.92 million. On average, equities analysts anticipate that American Public Education will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other American Public Education news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 127,406 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.45, for a total transaction of $3,752,106.70. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,661,150 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,920,867.50. This trade represents a 7.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 value of $197,143.92. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 85,459 shares in the company, valued at $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. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 669,736 shares of company stock worth $19,211,182. Insiders own 17.54% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Militia Capital Partners LP lifted its position in American Public Education by 43.5% during the first quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 6,932 shares of the company's stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in American Public Education by 23.1% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 297,236 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,629,000 after buying an additional 55,708 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 97,294 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,172,000 after buying an additional 6,671 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 538,440 shares of the company's stock worth $12,018,000 after buying an additional 21,079 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company's stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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