American Public Education Company Profile (NASDAQ:APEI)

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

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23. The business earned $72.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $70.40 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 5.18% and a return on equity of 7.87%. The firm's revenue was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.41 earnings per share. View American Public Education's Earnings History.

American Public Education is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November, 7th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for American Public Education.

American Public Education issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.18-0.23 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.22. The company issued revenue guidance of $70.1-72.3 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $68.82 million.

1 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for American Public Education's shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $19.00. On average, they expect American Public Education's share price to reach $19.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for American Public Education.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about American Public Education stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "American Public reported second-quarter 2017 earnings per share of $0.23, which were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings decreased a considerable 43.9% year over year due to declining revenues, owing to sluggish enrollments.Total revenue surpassed the consensus mark by 3.1% but decreased 5.9% year over year, owing to lower contribution from the American Public Education segment. Completion rates of undergraduate students using FSA at APUS increased approximately 19% year over year. The company is witnessing improving student success and overall quality of its offerings as is evident from the completion rates. However, net course registrations of new students using Federal Student Aid declined 29%.Total enrollment at the Hondros College Nursing Programs declined 3% year over year. Moreover, the company’s third-quarter outlook is quite discouraging with revenues and net course registrations expected to decline." (8/11/2017)
• 2. BMO Capital Markets analysts commented, "4Q16 missed consensus estimates mainly due to a revenue shortfall. While management cited persistence improvements, declines in TA and FSA-funded students worsened. While Hondros generated new enrollment growth for the first time since 2Q15, the school faces a number of regulatory risks. We believe new initiatives to stabilize enrollment could help, though will take some time to implement. We reduce our estimates and target price, and expect some pressure on the stock which could attract deep value investors." (3/1/2017)

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American Public Education's management team includes the folowing people:

• Barbara G. Fast, Independent Chairperson of the Board
• Wallace E. Boston Jr., President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Richard W. Sunderland Jr. CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Karan Powell Ph.D., President - APUS
• Thomas A. Beckett, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Amy N. Panzarella, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Community Affairs
• Eric C. Andersen, Independent Director
• Jean C. Halle, Independent Director
• Barbara L. Kurshan, Independent Director
• Timothy J. Landon, Independent Director

American Public Education's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.07%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.16%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (5.18%), FMR LLC (4.95%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (3.04%) and State Street Corp (2.47%). Company insiders that own American Public Education stock include Carol S Gilbert, Harry T Wilkins, Thomas Beckett and Timothy J Landon. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Public Education.

American Public Education's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, Eagle Global Advisors LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership and Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings LLC.. Company insiders that have sold American Public Education stock in the last year include Carol S Gilbert, Thomas Beckett and Timothy J Landon. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Public Education.

American Public Education's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Spark Investment Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, State Street Corp, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Public Education.

Shares of American Public Education can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of American Public Education stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.80.