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

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

American Public Education Stock Down 2.5 %

NASDAQ APEI traded down $0.55 during trading on Monday, reaching $21.63. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 17,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,190. The company has a current ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $382.98 million, a PE ratio of 38.69, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.27. American Public Education has a 1-year low of $10.30 and a 1-year high of $23.84. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $21.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $17.82.

Institutional Trading of American Public Education

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in American Public Education by 0.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 404,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,963,000 after purchasing an additional 2,573 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position 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. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new stake in American Public Education during the third quarter valued at about $1,691,000. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of American Public Education by 350.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,000 after purchasing an additional 9,069 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of American Public Education by 17.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 28,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,167 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.