American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Upgraded 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 research note issued to investors on Thursday.

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

American Public Education Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of APEI stock opened at $21.20 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a current ratio of 2.65. American Public Education has a fifty-two week low of $9.83 and a fifty-two week high of $23.84. The company has a market cap of $375.49 million, a PE ratio of 37.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $19.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.22.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in American Public Education by 14.5% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,651,000 after acquiring an additional 127,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 592,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,411,000 after purchasing an additional 42,984 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in American Public Education by 0.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 404,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,963,000 after purchasing an additional 2,573 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 43.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 351,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,182,000 after buying an additional 106,689 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its position in 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 acquiring 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.