American Public Education (APEI) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is scheduled to issue its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, November 12th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter. Parties interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

American Public Education Price Performance

APEI stock opened at $17.30 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $306.21 million, a PE ratio of 69.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $14.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.13. American Public Education has a 12-month low of $5.03 and a 12-month high of $21.04.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other news, Director Michael David Braner bought 14,393 shares of American Public Education stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $15.69 per share, with a total value of $225,826.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,846,299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,968,431.31. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders bought 182,287 shares of company stock valued at $2,635,431 over the last 90 days. 11.38% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on APEI. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $18.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. B. Riley increased their price objective 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. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of American Public Education from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th.

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.