Wedge Capital Management L L P NC Buys Shares of 35,734 American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new position in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 35,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,351,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP increased its holdings in American Public Education by 7.2% in the second quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in American Public Education by 40.5% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its position in American Public Education by 4.9% during the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 569 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its stake in American Public Education by 5.5% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 11,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,000 after acquiring an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. B. Riley Financial upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Barrington Research increased their target price on shares of American Public Education from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Griffin Securities set a $53.00 target price on American Public Education in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $55.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, SVP Tanya Joy Axenson sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.68, for a total value of $1,113,600.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 49,917 shares in the company, valued at $2,779,378.56. The trade was a 28.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CMO Karmela Gaffney sold 2,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.87, for a total transaction of $150,849.00. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer directly owned 40,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,264,243.49. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 377,071 shares of company stock worth $20,753,569 over the last three months. 17.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

American Public Education Stock Down 1.3%

NASDAQ APEI opened at $56.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a current ratio of 3.46. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.17. American Public Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $20.75 and a twelve month high of $59.42. The stock has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 41.54, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.70.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $158.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $151.61 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 11.30% and a net margin of 4.86%.American Public Education has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.640 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that American Public Education, Inc. will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.

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.