American Public Education’s (APEI) “Outperform” Rating Reaffirmed at Barrington Research

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Barrington Research in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $24.00 price target on the stock. Barrington Research’s target price points to a potential upside of 12.89% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on APEI. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Truist Financial raised their price objective 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. Finally, B. Riley upped their target price on American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th.

American Public Education Price Performance

NASDAQ APEI opened at $21.26 on Monday. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $10.30 and a 1 year high of $23.84. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $21.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.18. The company has a market cap of $376.51 million, a PE ratio of 37.96, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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