In a report released today, Alexander Paris from Barrington reiterated a Buy rating on American Public Education (APEI – Research Report), with a price target of $8.00. The company’s shares opened today at $5.40.
According to TipRanks, Paris is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.5% and a 57.34% success rate. Paris covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as Franklin Covey Company, Lincoln Edu, and Perdoceo Education.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for American Public Education with a $7.00 average price target.
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Based on American Public Education’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $147.21 million and a GAAP net loss of $51.23 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $149.61 million and had a GAAP net loss of $110.03 million
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 55 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of APEI in relation to earlier this year.
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American Public Education, Inc. engages in the provision of online and on-campus postsecondary education. It operates through the American Public Education and Hondros College of Nursing segments. 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. The Hondros College of Nursing segment concerns health science and technology focused programs. The company was founded by James P. Etter in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, WV.
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