NASDAQ:APEIAmerican Public Education Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding American Public Education, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $31.43 -0.26 (-0.82 %) (As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$29.62Now: $31.43▼$31.5450-Day Range$22.63MA: $27.04▼$33.7952-Week Range$18.47Now: $31.43▼$34.63Volume140,022 shsAverage Volume89,282 shsMarket Capitalization$464.57 millionP/E Ratio43.05Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.69 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education. The company operates through two segments, American Public Education and Hondros College of Nursing. It offers 108 degree programs and 109 certificate programs in various fields of study, including business administration, health science, technology, criminal justice, education, and liberal arts, as well as national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also provides diploma in practical nursing and an associate degree in nursing; and an online registered nurse to Bachelor of Science in nursing completion program. American Public Education, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmerican Public Education has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $32.67, American Public Education has a potential upside of 3.9% from its current price of $31.43.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Public Education has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesAmerican Public Education has received 302 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAmerican Public Education has received 377 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAmerican Public Education has received 55.52% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about American Public Education and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe APEI will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe APEI will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAmerican Public Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAmerican Public Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Public Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $53,381.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.73% of the stock of American Public Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.25% of the stock of American Public Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for American Public Education are expected to grow by 64.29% in the coming year, from $0.70 to $1.15 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Public Education is 43.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.35.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Public Education is 43.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 19.76.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Public Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.2Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.25 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryEducation Services SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNASDAQ:APEI Previous Symbol CUSIP02913V10 CIK1201792 Webwww.apei.com Phone304-724-3700Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.03 Current Ratio4.71 Quick Ratio4.71Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio43.05 Forward P/E Ratio44.90 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$286.27 million Price / Sales1.62 Cash Flow$2.57 per share Price / Cash Flow12.21 Book Value$19.31 per share Price / Book1.63Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.09 Net Income$10.01 million Net Margins3.97% Return on Equity4.96% Return on Assets4.14%Miscellaneous Employees1,780 Outstanding Shares14,781,000Market Cap$464.57 million Next Earnings Date8/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:APEI Rates by TradingView Receive APEI News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for APEI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Frequently Asked Questions How has American Public Education's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? American Public Education's stock was trading at $20.51 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, APEI shares have increased by 53.2% and is now trading at $31.43. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of American Public Education? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Public Education in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for American Public Education. When is American Public Education's next earnings date? American Public Education is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for American Public Education. How were American Public Education's earnings last quarter? American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) released its earnings results on Monday, May, 11th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $74.62 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $74.18 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 3.97%. View American Public Education's earnings history. What guidance has American Public Education issued on next quarter's earnings? American Public Education issued an update on its second quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, May, 11th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.20-0.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.14. The company issued revenue guidance of $76.205-79.027 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $72.53 million. What price target have analysts set for APEI? 3 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for American Public Education's shares. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $33.00. On average, they anticipate American Public Education's stock price to reach $32.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Public Education. Has American Public Education been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about APEI stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Public Education earned a media sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutAmerican Public Education. Are investors shorting American Public Education? American Public Education saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 252,800 shares, an increase of 18.1% from the April 30th total of 214,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 94,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View American Public Education's Current Options Chain. Who are some of American Public Education's key competitors? Some companies that are related to American Public Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Strategic Education (STRA), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), K12 (LRN), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), National American University Holdngs (NAUH), Corinthian Colleges (COCOQ) and ITT Educational Services (ESINQ). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of American Public Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Public Education investors own include Norfolk Southern (NSC), Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO), Global Eagle Entertainment (ENT), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), International Paper (IP), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Teladoc Health (TDOC), Axon Enterprise (AAXN), Amplify Energy (AMPY) and Amplify Energy (AMPY). Who are American Public Education's key executives? American Public Education's management team includes the following people: Dr. Wallace E. Boston Jr., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 65)Mr. Richard W. Sunderland Jr., CPA, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 59)Mr. Thomas A. Beckett, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 51)Ms. Amy N. Panzarella, Sr. VP of HR & Community Affairs (Age 44)Mr. Patrik U. Dyberg, Exec. VP & CTO (Age 55) What is American Public Education's stock symbol? American Public Education trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "APEI." Who are American Public Education's major shareholders? American Public Education's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (15.97%), Systematic Financial Management LP (4.42%), State Street Corp (3.53%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.27%), AQR Capital Management LLC (2.12%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.94%). 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. Which major investors are selling American Public Education stock? APEI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Deutsche Bank AG, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., and UBS Group AG. Company insiders that have sold American Public Education company stock in the last year include Robert E Gay, Thomas Beckett, and Timothy J Landon. View insider buying and selling activity for American Public Education. Which major investors are buying American Public Education stock? APEI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Portolan Capital Management LLC, Cloverdale Capital Management LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, State Street Corp, Russell Investments Group Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., and Invesco Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for American Public Education. How do I buy shares of 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. What is American Public Education's stock price today? One share of APEI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.43. How big of a company is American Public Education? American Public Education has a market capitalization of $464.57 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. What is American Public Education's official website? The official website for American Public Education is www.apei.com. How can I contact American Public Education? 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] This page was last updated on 5/30/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
