Northland Securities Forecasts APEI Q2 Earnings

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities issued their Q2 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Public Education in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 25th. Northland Securities analyst L. Horton expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for American Public Education’s current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for American Public Education’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.04 EPS.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $158.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $151.61 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 11.30%. American Public Education has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.640 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Public Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 14th. Zacks Research upgraded American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. William Blair set a $58.00 price objective on American Public Education in a report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on American Public Education from $48.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Public Education presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.50.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of APEI opened at $58.54 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.63. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 43.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.70. American Public Education has a 1-year low of $20.75 and a 1-year high of $58.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. No Street GP LP acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education during the third quarter worth about $32,365,000. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in American Public Education in the third quarter valued at approximately $15,108,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in American Public Education by 1,667.5% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 180,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,836,000 after acquiring an additional 170,604 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in American Public Education by 76.1% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 389,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,867,000 after acquiring an additional 168,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in American Public Education by 122.9% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 294,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,619,000 after acquiring an additional 162,318 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other news, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total value of $3,495,700.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 836,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,972,664.52. This trade represents a 7.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CMO Karmela Gaffney sold 2,700 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.87, for a total value of $150,849.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 40,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,264,243.49. This trade represents a 6.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 377,071 shares of company stock valued at $20,753,569. Insiders own 17.54% 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.