American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Upgraded to Outperform at William Blair

William Blair upgraded shares of American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning, MarketBeat reports.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of American Public Education in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Truist Financial raised their price target 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 raised 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 note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.00.

American Public Education Price Performance

APEI stock opened at $23.50 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $21.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.53. 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. The firm has a market cap of $416.23 million, a P/E ratio of 41.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.30.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in American Public Education by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 404,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,963,000 after acquiring an additional 2,573 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in American Public Education by 27.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 275,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,069,000 after acquiring an additional 58,984 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education during the 4th quarter worth approximately $121,000. Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new stake in American Public Education during the 4th quarter worth approximately $858,000. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,691,000. 79.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.