Foundry Partners LLC Sells 15,211 Shares of American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI)

Foundry Partners LLC lowered its holdings in American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) by 5.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 267,550 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,211 shares during the quarter. Foundry Partners LLC’s holdings in American Public Education were worth $3,946,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of American Public Education by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,004,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,651,000 after buying an additional 127,000 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 592,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,411,000 after purchasing an additional 42,984 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 329.5% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 425,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,473,000 after purchasing an additional 326,091 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in American Public Education by 43.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 351,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,182,000 after buying an additional 106,689 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in American Public Education by 121.3% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 194,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,414,000 after buying an additional 106,535 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

American Public Education Stock Up 2.2 %

APEI stock opened at $19.55 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company’s 50 day moving average is $15.51 and its 200 day moving average is $16.41. The stock has a market cap of $346.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.24. American Public Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.85 and a 1-year high of $21.04.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research boosted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. StockNews.com lowered shares of American Public Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, B. Riley upped their target price on shares of American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Public Education

In other American Public Education news, Director Michael David Braner purchased 14,393 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $15.69 per share, with a total value of $225,826.17. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 1,846,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,968,431.31. The trade was a 0.79 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 11.38% of the company’s stock.

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.