American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $49.54 and traded as high as $59.51. American Public Education shares last traded at $59.34, with a volume of 500,625 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on APEI shares. Barrington Research upped their price target on shares of American Public Education from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of American Public Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. William Blair set a $58.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of American Public Education from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Public Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.12.

American Public Education Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.60, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $53.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.67. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last issued 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. The company had revenue of $174.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.73 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 6.13%.American Public Education has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.390 EPS. Equities analysts expect that American Public Education, Inc. will post 2.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, SVP Thomas Beckett sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $108,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 52,172 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,817,288. The trade was a 3.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 10.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP boosted its stake 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 valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in shares of American Public Education by 40.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of American Public Education by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 11,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the period. Finally, Diversified Trust Co raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 8.6% in the 1st quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after buying an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.