American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Price Target Raised to $20.00

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its price objective boosted by Truist Financial from $15.00 to $20.00 in a report released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the stock.

APEI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barrington Research boosted their price objective on American Public Education from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, B. Riley raised their price target on American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th.

American Public Education Trading Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ:APEI opened at $18.32 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $15.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.29. The company has a current ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. American Public Education has a 12-month low of $5.41 and a 12-month high of $21.04. The firm has a market cap of $324.30 million, a PE ratio of 32.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.24.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael David Braner bought 59,179 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $14.05 per share, with a total value of $831,464.95. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 1,788,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,131,066.40. This trade represents a 3.42 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 117,983 shares of company stock worth $1,747,393. Corporate insiders own 11.38% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 3.0% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 51,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $757,000 after acquiring an additional 1,517 shares during the period. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in American Public Education in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in American Public Education by 94.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 2,261 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 0.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 404,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,963,000 after buying an additional 2,573 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 17.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 28,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after buying an additional 4,167 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.