American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.130--0.040 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.150. The company issued revenue guidance of $160.0 million-$162.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $160.1 million. American Public Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have weighed in on APEI. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $24.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Lake Street Capital assumed coverage on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Friday, April 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $30.00 target price for the company. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Friday, March 28th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $28.00 target price for the company. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of American Public Education from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $26.50.
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American Public Education Price Performance
APEI traded down $1.45 on Monday, reaching $26.04. The company had a trading volume of 248,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 170,926. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.43. The company has a market cap of $469.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.56. 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 52-week low of $11.80 and a 52-week high of $28.97.
American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 6.96%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.
Insider Activity
In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 3,700 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.07, for a total value of $81,659.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 60,253 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,329,783.71. The trade was a 5.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 17.54% of the company's stock.
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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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