American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Now Covered by Lake Street Capital

Lake Street Capital started coverage on shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Free Report) in a report released on Friday morning, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage issued a buy rating and a $30.00 price objective on the stock.

Several other research analysts have also commented on APEI. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. B. Riley initiated coverage on shares of American Public Education in a report on Friday, March 28th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. William Blair upgraded shares of American Public Education from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Friday, March 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, American Public Education presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $26.50.

American Public Education Trading Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ APEI traded down $0.42 during trading on Friday, hitting $23.43. The company had a trading volume of 51,476 shares, compared to its average volume of 173,026. The company has a current ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. American Public Education has a one year low of $11.80 and a one year high of $25.76. The company has a market cap of $422.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.47. The company's fifty day moving average is $22.54 and its 200-day moving average is $20.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 3,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.07, for a total transaction of $81,659.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 60,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,329,783.71. This trade represents a 5.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 17.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in American Public Education by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 404,168 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,963,000 after purchasing an additional 2,573 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 507,716 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,951,000 after acquiring an additional 37,492 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 27.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 275,889 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,069,000 after acquiring an additional 58,984 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,321 shares of the company's stock valued at $266,000 after acquiring an additional 1,120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 29.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 57,921 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,249,000 after acquiring an additional 13,344 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.