Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for APEI Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Northland Capital Markets has lowered its Q4 2025 EPS estimate for American Public Education to $0.84 per share, down from a prior estimate of $0.87, while maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• American Public Education's latest quarterly earnings were reported at ($0.02) per share, exceeding the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.05.
• Institutional investors hold 79.62% of American Public Education's shares, with notable recent increases in positions from firms like Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey and Geode Capital Management.

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Northland Capmk cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for American Public Education in a report released on Thursday, August 7th. Northland Capmk analyst L. Horton now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.87. Northland Capmk currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Public Education's current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for American Public Education's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $162.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.88 million.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barrington Research boosted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Northland Securities started coverage on American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $36.00 target price for the company. B. Riley raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Lake Street Capital raised their price target 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.00.

American Public Education Trading Up 2.8%

APEI opened at $29.83 on Monday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $29.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.67. American Public Education has a 12 month low of $13.12 and a 12 month high of $32.24. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $539.03 million, a P/E ratio of 28.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.60.

Insider Transactions at American Public Education

In other news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 214,396 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.04, for a total transaction of $6,011,663.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,181,005 shares in the company, valued at $33,115,380.20. This trade represents a 15.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nuno S. Fernandes sold 7,272 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.11, for a total transaction of $197,143.92. Following the transaction, the insider owned 85,459 shares in the company, 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 have sold 669,736 shares of company stock valued at $19,211,182 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 17.54% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its stake in 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 valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in American Public Education by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 422,854 shares of the company's stock worth $12,882,000 after acquiring an additional 17,079 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 124.8% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 668,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,342,000 after buying an additional 370,894 shares in the last quarter. CSM Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,723,000. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of American Public Education by 32.4% during the 2nd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 117,294 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,573,000 after buying an additional 28,692 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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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