American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Raised to “Buy” at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Tuesday.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on APEI. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Barrington Research upped their target price on American Public Education from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, B. Riley increased their price objective on American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th.

American Public Education Stock Down 2.2 %

APEI stock opened at $22.75 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $17.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.84. The firm has a market cap of $402.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.63, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.65 and a quick ratio of 2.65. American Public Education has a 1-year low of $8.13 and a 1-year high of $23.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in American Public Education by 14.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new stake in American Public Education during the third quarter worth $1,691,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in American Public Education by 43.6% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 351,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,182,000 after buying an additional 106,689 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in American Public Education by 121.3% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 194,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,414,000 after buying an additional 106,535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in American Public Education by 27.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 275,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,069,000 after buying an additional 58,984 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

About American Public Education

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.