William Blair Has Bearish Estimate for APEI Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at William Blair have revised down their Q3 2025 earnings estimate for American Public Education, predicting a loss of ($0.05) per share, a significant drop from the previous forecast of $0.16.
• American Public Education reported earnings of ($0.02) per share for the most recent quarter, outperforming analysts' estimates of ($0.07) by $0.05, with revenues climbing to $162.77 million.
• The stock price of American Public Education saw an increase of 2.8%, valuing the company at approximately $539.03 million, with the current shares trading around $29.83.

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for American Public Education in a research note issued on Thursday, August 7th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.05) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.16. The consensus estimate for American Public Education's current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for American Public Education's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

APEI has been the subject of several other reports. Northland Capmk raised American Public Education to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Barrington Research set a $36.00 price objective on American Public Education and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. Lake Street Capital increased their target price on American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Northland Securities initiated coverage on American Public Education in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. Finally, B. Riley increased their target price on American Public Education from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. 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, American Public Education presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $35.17.

American Public Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ:APEI traded down $0.60 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $28.73. The stock had a trading volume of 36,676 shares, compared to its average volume of 196,609. The stock has a market cap of $519.05 million, a P/E ratio of 27.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.60. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.76. American Public Education has a 12-month low of $13.45 and a 12-month high of $32.24. 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 (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.05. American Public Education had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 4.44%. The company had revenue of $162.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.88 million.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in American Public Education in the second quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in American Public Education by 40.5% in the second 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 during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in American Public Education by 19,594.1% in the first 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 during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in American Public Education in the first quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 468 shares during the period. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 214,396 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director directly owned 1,181,005 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,115,380.20. This represents a 15.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 662,464 shares of company stock worth $19,014,038 over the last quarter. 17.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.