American Public Education’s (APEI) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Barrington Research

Barrington Research reissued their outperform rating on shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) in a report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. Barrington Research currently has a $18.00 price target on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on APEI. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of American Public Education from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. StockNews.com lowered American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th.

American Public Education Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $15.13 on Tuesday. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $4.18 and a 1 year high of $21.04. The company has a market capitalization of $267.80 million, a PE ratio of 60.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $14.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.97. 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 (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01. The company had revenue of $152.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.06 million. American Public Education had a net margin of 1.73% and a return on equity of 6.88%. Analysts forecast that American Public Education will post 0.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Michael David Braner acquired 17,872 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 30th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $16.77 per share, for a total transaction of $299,713.44. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,922,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,242,169.70. This trade 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 the SEC website. Insiders purchased a total of 182,287 shares of company stock valued at $2,635,431 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 11.38% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 14.5% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,651,000 after buying an additional 127,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in American Public Education by 7.8% in the 2nd 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 during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in 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 worth $7,473,000 after purchasing an additional 326,091 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in American Public Education by 43.6% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 121.3% during the second 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 during the period. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.