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 data on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.01. The company earned $75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $75.13 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 7.90% and a net margin of 7.10%. American Public Education's revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.28 earnings per share. 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 guidance of $0.29-$0.34 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.29.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for American Public Education's shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate American Public Education's share price to reach $39.3333 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for American Public Education.

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

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

Headlines about APEI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. American Public Education earned a media sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company an impact score of 48.19 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

American Public Education's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail 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 $43.65.

American Public Education has a market capitalization of $719.92 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]