American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) is expected to be issuing its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, March 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.54 per share and revenue of $161.70 million for the quarter. Persons that wish to register for the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.
American Public Education Trading Up 1.9 %
Shares of APEI traded up $0.40 during trading on Friday, reaching $21.16. 71,353 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 85,912. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.40. The stock has a market cap of $374.79 million, a PE ratio of 37.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.27. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $10.30 and a twelve month high of $23.84. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms recently weighed in on APEI. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, B. Riley lifted their target price on American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th.
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American Public Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.
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