StockNews.com Upgrades American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) to “Strong-Buy”

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on APEI. Truist Financial raised their target price 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. B. Riley increased their price objective 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. William Blair raised shares of American Public Education from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Public Education has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $23.00.

American Public Education Trading Up 22.1 %

Shares of APEI opened at $23.50 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $416.23 million, a PE ratio of 41.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.30. American Public Education has a 12-month low of $11.43 and a 12-month high of $25.60. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. New York State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new position in American Public Education during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of American Public Education during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education in the 4th quarter valued at $121,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education in the 4th quarter valued at $124,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of American Public Education by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,000 after buying an additional 1,134 shares in the last quarter. 79.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.