Caxton Associates LLP Acquires 16,788 Shares of American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

Caxton Associates LLP lifted its holdings in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 282.5% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 22,731 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,788 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $1,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 4.3% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP raised its position in American Public Education by 7.2% in the 2nd 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 lifted its stake in American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 5.5% during the 3rd 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. Finally, Diversified Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $445,000 after acquiring an additional 621 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. B. Riley Financial boosted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of American Public Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Barrington Research boosted their target price on shares of American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Lake Street Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.12.

American Public Education Trading Down 1.0%

American Public Education stock opened at $47.71 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.81. The company has a market cap of $875.00 million, a P/E ratio of 25.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.37. American Public Education, Inc. has a 52-week low of $27.74 and a 52-week high of $61.59. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $174.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.73 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 6.13% and a return on equity of 14.02%. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. Analysts predict that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 52,172 shares in the company, valued at $2,817,288. This trade represents a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 10.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.