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

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) had its target price increased by Truist Financial from $15.00 to $20.00 in a report published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a hold rating on the stock.

APEI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barrington Research boosted 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. B. Riley boosted their target price on American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com cut American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th.

American Public Education Stock Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ APEI opened at $18.32 on Thursday. American Public Education has a one year low of $5.41 and a one year high of $21.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 2.65. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $15.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.29. The company has a market cap of $324.30 million, a P/E ratio of 32.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.24.

Insider Activity at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, Director Michael David Braner bought 14,393 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $15.69 per share, with a total value of $225,826.17. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 1,846,299 shares in the company, valued at $28,968,431.31. The trade was a 0.79 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 117,983 shares of company stock valued at $1,747,393. 11.38% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in American Public Education by 329.5% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 425,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,473,000 after purchasing an additional 326,091 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. purchased a new position in American Public Education during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,159,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in American Public Education by 14.5% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,651,000 after acquiring an additional 127,000 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new stake in American Public Education during the third quarter worth about $1,691,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in American Public Education by 43.6% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 351,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,182,000 after purchasing an additional 106,689 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.