American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at StockNews.com

StockNews.com downgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Wednesday morning.

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

American Public Education Trading Up 7.4 %

NASDAQ APEI opened at $22.41 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $396.93 million, a PE ratio of 40.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $18.78 and its 200 day moving average is $17.02. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $8.84 and a twelve month high of $23.84. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,651,000 after acquiring an additional 127,000 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new stake in American Public Education in the third quarter worth approximately $1,691,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in American Public Education by 43.6% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 351,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,182,000 after purchasing an additional 106,689 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in American Public Education by 121.3% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 194,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,414,000 after buying an additional 106,535 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 27.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 275,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,069,000 after buying an additional 58,984 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

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.