4D Advisors LLC Reduces Position in American Public Education, Inc. $APEI

4D Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 34.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 175,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 90,000 shares during the quarter. American Public Education accounts for 3.6% of 4D Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. 4D Advisors LLC’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $6,615,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in American Public Education by 5,909.5% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education in the fourth quarter worth $39,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 84.1% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 40.5% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 96.5% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider 325 Capital Llc sold 65,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total transaction of $3,495,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 836,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,972,664.52. This represents a 7.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

APEI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Northland Securities set a $51.00 price target on American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded American Public Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. B. Riley Financial boosted their price target on American Public Education from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Zacks Research cut American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.13.

American Public Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ APEI opened at $52.30 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $959.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $54.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.69. American Public Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $27.74 and a twelve month high of $61.59.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.33. American Public Education had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 6.13%.The company had revenue of $174.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.73 million. American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Public Education Company Profile

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.