American Public Education Inc (NASDAQ: APEI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 35.54x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.25. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for APEI is 16.90M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.46% of that float. On November 14, 2024, the average trading volume of APEI was 137.04K shares.
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APEI) stock’s latest price update
American Public Education Inc (NASDAQ: APEI)’s stock price has soared by 14.61 in relation to previous closing price of 17.32. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 17.66% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-13 that APEI’s third-quarter results reflect strong performance and enrollment across its segments, barring GSUSA.
APEI’s Market Performance
American Public Education Inc (APEI) has seen a 17.66% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 38.91% gain in the past month and a 36.71% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.54%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.39% for APEI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 26.93% for APEI’s stock, with a 31.87% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APEI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for APEI stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for APEI by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for APEI in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $6 based on the research report published on May 26, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APEI reach a price target of $43. The rating they have provided for APEI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 06th, 2021.
APEI Trading at 32.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought APEI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.54%, as shares surge +37.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +28.15% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APEI rose by +17.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +89.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.64. In addition, American Public Education Inc saw 105.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at APEI starting from Kenigsberg James, who proposed sale 600 shares at the price of $19.00 back on Nov 13 ’24. After this action, Kenigsberg James now owns shares of American Public Education Inc, valued at $11,400 using the latest closing price.
Braner Michael David, the Director of American Public Education Inc, purchase 17,872 shares at $16.77 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’24, which means that Braner Michael David is holding 1,922,610 shares at $299,713 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for APEI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Public Education Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 5.65, with 2.87 for asset returns.
Based on American Public Education Inc (APEI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.7. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 106.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -20.49 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.65.
Conclusion
To sum up, American Public Education Inc (APEI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
