American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Given New $25.00 Price Target at B. Riley

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its target price boosted by B. Riley from $22.00 to $25.00 in a research report report published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. B. Riley currently has a buy rating on the stock.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on American Public Education from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th.

American Public Education Price Performance

APEI stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $17.30. 79,221 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 197,090. 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 12-month low of $5.03 and a 12-month high of $21.04. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $14.87 and its 200 day moving average is $16.08. The company has a market cap of $306.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.24.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01. American Public Education had a net margin of 1.73% and a return on equity of 6.88%. The business had revenue of $152.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $154.06 million. On average, research analysts expect that American Public Education will post 0.49 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Michael David Braner bought 64,304 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $13.81 per share, for a total transaction of $888,038.24. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 1,636,215 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,596,129.15. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders purchased 182,287 shares of company stock valued at $2,635,431 in the last three months. 11.38% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of APEI. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in American Public Education during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,691,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 5.2% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 86,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,273,000 after purchasing an additional 4,288 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter valued at approximately $299,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 184.0% in the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 31,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 20,710 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $227,000. 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.