American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.09 EPS

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.09, Zacks reports. American Public Education had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 2.64%. American Public Education updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.090-0.170 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

American Public Education Stock Performance

Shares of APEI traded down $1.03 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $19.25. 109,055 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 170,999. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $21.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $340.96 million, a PE ratio of 34.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a current ratio of 2.65. American Public Education has a 1-year low of $11.43 and a 1-year high of $23.84.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on APEI. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Monday, February 24th. B. Riley boosted their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd.

About American Public Education

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.