American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.090-0.170 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $161.0 million-$163.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $162.8 million. American Public Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on APEI shares. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a report on Friday. Truist Financial increased their price target on American Public Education from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com raised American Public Education from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, William Blair upgraded American Public Education from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $24.33.

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American Public Education Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI traded down $0.72 during trading on Monday, reaching $22.78. The company's stock had a trading volume of 120,912 shares, compared to its average volume of 166,634. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $21.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. American Public Education has a 12 month low of $11.43 and a 12 month high of $25.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $403.51 million, a PE ratio of 40.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.30.

American Public Education Company Profile

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.