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

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report released on Friday.

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

American Public Education Price Performance

NASDAQ APEI traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $21.03. The company had a trading volume of 88,913 shares, compared to its average volume of 192,713. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.61. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $7.46 and a 52 week high of $21.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $372.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.55, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a current ratio of 2.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education in the second quarter worth $34,000. Quarry LP grew its position in American Public Education by 94.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,666 shares of the company's stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 2,261 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its stake in American Public Education by 129.1% during the 3rd quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 9,206 shares of the company's stock valued at $136,000 after purchasing an additional 5,187 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in American Public Education in the third quarter worth about $165,000. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 350.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,658 shares of the company's stock worth $172,000 after buying an additional 9,069 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company's stock.

About American Public Education

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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