Barrington Research Issues Positive Forecast for American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Price

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price target boosted by Barrington Research from $40.00 to $51.00 in a research note released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. Barrington Research currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

APEI has been the topic of several other reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Northland Securities set a $51.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Griffin Securities set a $53.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Zacks Research raised American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, B. Riley Financial raised their price objective on American Public Education from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Public Education presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $48.71.

American Public Education Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:APEI opened at $45.94 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market capitalization of $830.60 million, a P/E ratio of 34.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.70. American Public Education has a 52-week low of $18.76 and a 52-week high of $47.27. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.41.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in American Public Education by 4.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the period. Militia Capital Partners LP increased its position in American Public Education by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 7,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in American Public Education by 40.5% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 552 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its holdings in American Public Education by 4.9% in the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 569 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

About American Public Education

American Public Education, Inc operates as a provider of online postsecondary education, offering degree and certificate programs through its wholly owned subsidiary, American Public University System (APUS). The company designs and delivers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as business administration, information technology, criminal justice, homeland security, health sciences, and education. Its curriculum is developed to meet the needs of working adults, military personnel, veterans and civilian students seeking flexible, career-relevant learning opportunities.

APUS is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and employs a proprietary online learning platform that supports asynchronous instruction, digital course materials and interactive learning tools.