State Street Corp Purchases 58,984 Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI)

State Street Corp grew its stake in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI - Free Report) by 27.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 275,889 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 58,984 shares during the period. State Street Corp owned about 1.56% of American Public Education worth $4,069,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in American Public Education by 14.5% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,651,000 after buying an additional 127,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in American Public Education by 7.8% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 592,213 shares of the company's stock worth $10,411,000 after purchasing an additional 42,984 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 43.6% during the second 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. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in American Public Education by 121.3% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 194,365 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,414,000 after buying an additional 106,535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new position in shares of American Public Education during the third quarter valued at $1,691,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company's stock.

American Public Education Trading Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ:APEI traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $21.57. The stock had a trading volume of 326,448 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,813. The business's 50 day moving average is $19.23 and its 200-day moving average is $17.13. The company has a market cap of $382.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.31. American Public Education, Inc. has a one year low of $9.65 and a one year high of $23.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a current ratio of 2.65.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barrington Research raised their price target on American Public Education from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. B. Riley raised their price target on American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com lowered shares of American Public Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 25th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th.

American Public Education 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.