American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI – Get Rating) – Barrington Research issued their Q1 2023 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Public Education in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 15th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.48) for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Public Education’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for American Public Education’s Q2 2023 earnings at ($0.42) EPS, Q3 2023 earnings at ($0.20) EPS and FY2023 earnings at ($1.05) EPS.
A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on APEI. William Blair cut American Public Education from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com started coverage on American Public Education in a report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, American Public Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $13.00.
American Public Education Stock Down 8.5 %
Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in American Public Education by 7.5% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 44,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of American Public Education by 10.1% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 10,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 988 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of American Public Education by 46.6% in the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 9,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its position in shares of American Public Education by 14.1% in the first quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 16,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 1,989 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its position in American Public Education by 4.8% during the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 17,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after buying an additional 795 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.34% of the company’s stock.
American Public Education Company Profile
American Public Education, Inc provides online and on-campus postsecondary education services. It operates through the following business segments: American Public Education and Hondros College of Nursing. The American Public Education segment reflects the operational activities of the company’s subsidiary American Public University System, Inc, other corporate activities and minority investments.
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