StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Free Report) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.
Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on APEI. B. Riley upped their price objective on American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial upped their price target on American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. William Blair raised shares of American Public Education from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $24.33.
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American Public Education Stock Up 0.6 %
Shares of NASDAQ:APEI traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $23.05. The company had a trading volume of 188,729 shares, compared to its average volume of 167,471. The stock has a market capitalization of $408.26 million, a P/E ratio of 41.16, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.30. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $21.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.65 and a quick ratio of 2.65. American Public Education has a one year low of $11.43 and a one year high of $25.60.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 3,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.07, for a total value of $81,659.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 60,253 shares in the company, valued at $1,329,783.71. This represents a 5.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 11.38% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its position in American Public Education by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 35,291 shares of the company's stock worth $761,000 after acquiring an additional 943 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in American Public Education by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,321 shares of the company's stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 1,120 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in American Public Education by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,155 shares of the company's stock valued at $176,000 after buying an additional 1,134 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 3.0% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 51,314 shares of the company's stock worth $757,000 after acquiring an additional 1,517 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company's stock.
American Public Education Company Profile
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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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