American Public Education (APEI) to Release Earnings on Monday

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is scheduled to be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Monday, November 4th. Analysts expect American Public Education to post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter. American Public Education has set its FY 2024 guidance at EPS and its Q3 2024 guidance at -0.060-0.050 EPS.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.01. American Public Education had a net margin of 1.73% and a return on equity of 6.88%. The company had revenue of $152.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.06 million. On average, analysts expect American Public Education to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

American Public Education Stock Down 1.7 %

NASDAQ APEI traded down $0.25 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $14.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 200,133. The company has a market capitalization of $258.35 million, a PE ratio of -5.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. American Public Education has a 52 week low of $4.05 and a 52 week high of $21.04. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.95.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Public Education news, Director Michael David Braner purchased 17,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $16.77 per share, with a total value of $299,713.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,922,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,242,169.70. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have bought a total of 182,287 shares of company stock valued at $2,635,431 in the last 90 days. 11.38% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $18.00 target price on shares of American Public Education in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered American Public Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective 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.

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.