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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.01. The firm earned $75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.13 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 7.90% and a net margin of 7.10%. The business's revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $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.

4 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for American Public Education's stock. Their predictions range from $29.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate American Public Education's share price to reach $39.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.1%. View Analyst Ratings for American Public Education.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Public Education in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to American Public Education include Laureate International Universities (LAUR), Hailiang Education Group (HLG), Bright Scholar Education Holdngs (BEDU), OneSmart International Edun Gr (ONE), "Puxin Limited" (NEW), 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) and China Distance Education (DL).

Media coverage about APEI stock has trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. American Public Education earned a coverage optimism score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company an impact score of 46.56 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

American Public Education's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.13%) and Hartford Investment Management Co. (0.05%). 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 Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. 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 Hartford Investment Management Co.. 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 $44.25.

American Public Education has a market capitalization of $726.48 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]