American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Given Outperform Rating at Barrington Research

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "outperform" rating reiterated by stock analysts at Barrington Research in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $18.00 target price on the stock. Barrington Research's price target suggests a potential upside of 20.08% from the stock's current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com downgraded American Public Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on American Public Education from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th.

American Public Education Price Performance

Shares of APEI stock traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $14.99. 97,900 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 200,548. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 2.83. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $4.05 and a 52 week high of $21.04. The stock has a market cap of $263.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.25. The stock's 50-day moving average is $14.84 and its 200-day moving average is $15.96.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01. The firm had revenue of $152.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.06 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 6.88% and a net margin of 1.73%. As a group, research analysts forecast that American Public Education will post 0.49 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, Director Michael David Braner purchased 59,179 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $14.05 per share, with a total value of $831,464.95. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 1,788,688 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,131,066.40. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders purchased 182,287 shares of company stock valued at $2,635,431 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 11.38% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of American Public Education by 329.5% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 425,064 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,473,000 after buying an additional 326,091 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,159,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,651,000 after purchasing an additional 127,000 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 43.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 351,644 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,182,000 after purchasing an additional 106,689 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of American Public Education by 121.3% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 194,365 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,414,000 after purchasing an additional 106,535 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.