Barrington Research Reiterates $36.00 Price Target for American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) received a $36.00 target price from analysts at Barrington Research in a note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Barrington Research’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 22.74% from the company’s previous close. Barrington Research also issued estimates for American Public Education’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Northland Capmk upgraded American Public Education to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on American Public Education from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Northland Securities began coverage on American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. Finally, B. Riley lifted their price target on American Public Education from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $35.17.

American Public Education Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ:APEI traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $29.33. 334,878 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 196,032. The stock has a market capitalization of $529.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. American Public Education has a one year low of $13.45 and a one year high of $32.24. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.74.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.05. American Public Education had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 4.44%. The firm had revenue of $162.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.88 million. Sell-side analysts expect that American Public Education will post 0.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at American Public Education

In other news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 214,396 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.04, for a total value of $6,011,663.84. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,181,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,115,380.20. This represents a 15.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 662,464 shares of company stock worth $19,014,038. Insiders own 17.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of American Public Education in the second quarter worth $58,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings 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 period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in American Public Education by 19,594.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 3,331 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new position in American Public Education in the first quarter valued at $89,000. Finally, Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey increased its stake in American Public Education by 14.8% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. 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.