American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) Short Interest Update

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) saw a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 697,600 shares, a decline of 7.7% from the December 15th total of 756,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 118,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.9 days. Currently, 4.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in American Public Education by 14.5% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,651,000 after buying an additional 127,000 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,691,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 106,689 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 27.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 275,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,069,000 after purchasing an additional 58,984 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in American Public Education in the second quarter worth $880,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Price Performance

APEI stock traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $21.51. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 76,247 shares, compared to its average volume of 113,044. The firm has a market capitalization 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. The company has a 50 day moving average of $20.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.55. American Public Education has a 12 month low of $10.15 and a 12 month high of $23.84. The company has a quick ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Truist Financial upped their price target on American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. B. Riley upped their price target on shares of American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barrington Research raised 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 report on Wednesday, November 13th.

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.