NASDAQ:APEI - American Public Education Stock Price, Forecast & News

American Public Education's stock was trading at $20.51 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, APEI stock has increased by 6.3% and is now trading at $21.81. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Public Education in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for American Public Education.

American Public Education is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for American Public Education.

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 10th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.37. The firm had revenue of $74.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 5.73% and a net margin of 3.50%. American Public Education's revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.55 EPS. View American Public Education's earnings history.

American Public Education issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 10th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.13-0.18 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.28.

1 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for American Public Education's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $40.00. On average, they expect American Public Education's share price to reach $30.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Public Education.

Headlines about APEI stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Public Education earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutAmerican Public Education.

American Public Education saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 361,600 shares, an increase of 36.2% from the February 27th total of 265,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 101,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View American Public Education's Current Options Chain.

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American Public Education trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "APEI."

American Public Education's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Renaissance Technologies LLC (8.16%), State Street Corp (3.12%), AQR Capital Management LLC (2.45%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.21%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.92%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.63%). Company insiders that own American Public Education stock include Robert E Gay, Thomas Beckett, Timothy J Landon and Wallace E Jr Boston. View institutional ownership trends for American Public Education.

APEI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., AQR Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold American Public Education company stock in the last year include Robert E Gay, and Timothy J Landon. View insider buying and selling activity for American Public Education.

APEI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Investec Asset Management LTD, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Foundry Partners LLC, Brinker Capital Inc., and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. View insider buying and selling activity for American Public Education.

Shares of APEI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of APEI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.81.

American Public Education has a market capitalization of $325.62 million and generates $286.27 million in revenue each year. The company earns $10.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.09 on an earnings per share basis. American Public Education employs 1,780 workers across the globe. View additional information about American Public Education.

The official website for American Public Education is http://www.apei.com/.

American Public Education's mailing address is 111 W CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV, 25414. The company can be reached via phone at 304-724-3700 or via email at [email protected]