Barclays PLC Raises Stock Holdings in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI)

Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 17.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,078 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,167 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.16% of American Public Education worth $414,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APEI. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 94.0% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 2,261 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in American Public Education by 129.1% in the 3rd quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 9,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,000 after acquiring an additional 5,187 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Public Education during the 3rd quarter worth $165,000. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 350.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 9,069 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Martingale Asset Management L P purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter valued at $189,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of APEI stock opened at $21.51 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. American Public Education, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $10.15 and a fifty-two week high of $23.84. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $20.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.55. The stock has a market cap of $380.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.29.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Truist Financial raised their price target on American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Barrington Research upped their price target on shares of American Public Education from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report 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 report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 2nd.

American Public Education 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.