Barrington Research Has Bullish Outlook for APEI Q4 Earnings

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) – Research analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Public Education in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.88. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Public Education’s current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for American Public Education’s FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Northland Securities began coverage on American Public Education in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $36.00 price objective for the company. Lake Street Capital upped their price objective on American Public Education from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Truist Financial increased 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 Capmk raised American Public Education to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Griffin Securities set a $37.00 price target on American Public Education in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $35.17.

American Public Education Stock Performance

NASDAQ APEI opened at $29.04 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $524.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $29.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.74. American Public Education has a twelve month low of $13.31 and a twelve month high of $32.24.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $162.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.88 million. American Public Education had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 4.44%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the second quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in American Public Education by 40.5% during the second 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. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in American Public Education by 19,594.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 3,331 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the first quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey raised its position in American Public Education by 14.8% during 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 purchasing an additional 468 shares during the period. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, Director 325 Capital Llc sold 214,396 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.04, for a total transaction of $6,011,663.84. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,181,005 shares in the company, valued at $33,115,380.20. This represents a 15.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders sold 662,464 shares of company stock worth $19,014,038 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 17.54% 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.