NASDAQ:APEI - American Public Education Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $75.13 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 7.90%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.28 EPS. View American Public Education's Earnings History.

American Public Education is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 8th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for American Public Education.

American Public Education updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.29-$0.34 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.29.

3 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for American Public Education's shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate American Public Education's stock price to reach $39.3333 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for American Public Education.

American Public Education saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 186,764 shares, a decrease of 63.1% from the May 15th total of 505,547 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 160,822 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View American Public Education's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to American Public Education include Laureate International Universities (LAUR), Bright Scholar Education Holdngs (BEDU), OneSmart International Edun Gr (ONE), Hailiang Education Group (HLG), Strayer Education (STRA), Career Education (CECO), Capella Education (CPLA), Sunlands Online Education Group (STG), RISE Education Cayman (REDU), K12 (LRN), RYB Education (RYB), Tarena International (TEDU), GP Strategies (GPX), China Distance Education (DL) and China Online Education Group (COE).

Media headlines about APEI stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. American Public Education earned a daily sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the company an impact score of 46.91 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

American Public Education's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.79%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.86%), State Treasurer State of Michigan (1.79%), LSV Asset Management (1.58%), Northern Trust Corp (1.26%) and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. (1.01%). Company insiders that own American Public Education stock include Amy Panzarella, Barbara Kurshan, Carol S Gilbert, Eric C Andersen, Jean C Halle, 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 Spark Investment Management LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, California Public Employees Retirement System, Prudential Financial Inc., United Capital Financial Advisers LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. Company insiders that have sold American Public Education company stock in the last year include Amy Panzarella, Barbara Kurshan, Eric C Andersen, Jean C Halle, Thomas Beckett, Timothy J Landon and Wallace E Jr Boston. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Public Education.

APEI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd, State Treasurer State of Michigan, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Chilton Investment Co. LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc., Barclays PLC and Millennium Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of APEI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.90.

American Public Education has a market capitalization of $711.72 million and generates $299.25 million in revenue each year. The company earns $21.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.29 on an earnings per share basis. American Public Education employs 1,920 workers across the globe.

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]