American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Price Target Raised to $48.00 at DA Davidson

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price target hoisted by stock analysts at DA Davidson from $43.00 to $48.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. DA Davidson’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 11.60% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on APEI. B. Riley boosted their price target on American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.43.

American Public Education Stock Performance

APEI traded up $1.42 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $43.01. 283,498 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 221,685. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $18.76 and a 52 week high of $44.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $38.50 and a 200 day moving average of $35.24. The stock has a market cap of $777.62 million, a P/E ratio of 32.58, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.71.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $163.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.02 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 11.75%. American Public Education has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.320-0.450 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in American Public Education during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in American Public Education by 5,909.5% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,241 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 84.1% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its stake in American Public Education by 40.5% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Company Profile

American Public Education, Inc operates as a provider of online postsecondary education, offering degree and certificate programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, American Public University System (APUS). The company designs and delivers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as business administration, information technology, criminal justice, homeland security, health sciences, and education. Its curriculum is developed to meet the needs of working adults, military personnel, veterans and civilian students seeking flexible, career-relevant learning opportunities.

APUS is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and employs a proprietary online learning platform that supports asynchronous instruction, digital course materials and interactive learning tools.