American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Rating Increased to Buy at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Free Report) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Thursday.

Several other analysts also recently commented on APEI. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. B. Riley boosted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barrington Research upped their target price on shares of American Public Education from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th.

American Public Education Trading Down 1.7 %

APEI traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $21.20. The stock had a trading volume of 118,210 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,813. American Public Education has a 1-year low of $9.83 and a 1-year high of $23.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $375.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.65 and a quick ratio of 2.65. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $19.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.20.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quarry LP increased its stake in American Public Education by 94.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,666 shares of the company's stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 2,261 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of American Public Education by 129.1% in the third quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 9,206 shares of the company's stock valued at $136,000 after acquiring an additional 5,187 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in American Public Education during the third quarter worth about $165,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in American Public Education by 350.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,658 shares of the company's stock worth $172,000 after acquiring an additional 9,069 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Martingale Asset Management L P acquired a new position in American Public Education during the third quarter valued at approximately $189,000. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company's stock.

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.