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Investing in American Public Education Inc (APEI): What You Must Know

American Public Education Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Director Braner Michael David acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.33 million on Aug 29 ’24. In the deal valued at $16.63 per share,20,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Braner Michael David now holds 1,904,738 shares worth roughly $31.85 million.

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Then, Braner Michael David bought 20,000 shares, generating $322,200 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $16.11, the Director now owns 1,884,738 shares.

Before that, Braner Michael David bought 18,439 shares. American Public Education Inc shares valued at $295,577 were divested by the Director at a price of $16.03 per share. As a result of the transaction, Braner Michael David now holds 1,864,738 shares, worth roughly $31.18 million.

Truist initiated its American Public Education Inc [APEI] rating to a Hold in a research note published on May 26, 2023; the price target was $6. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early April with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. William Blair began covering APEI with “an Outperform” recommendation on March 17, 2021. B. Riley Securities started covering the stock on December 18, 2020. It rated APEI as “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of APEI

On Friday, American Public Education Inc [NASDAQ:APEI] saw its stock jump 1.03% to $16.72. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 6.43%. American Public Education Inc shares have risen nearly 73.26% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 204.55% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $21.04 was reached on 05/08/24, a 52-week low of $4.05 was recorded on 01/02/24. SMA at 50 days reached $16.88, while 200 days put it at $13.54.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For APEI Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 16.50, which if violated will result in even more drops to 16.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 16.95. A further resistance level may holdings at 17.19. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 55.35, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.26, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 6.83%. Stochastics %K at 89.01% indicates the stock is a selling.

How much short interest is there in American Public Education Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in American Public Education Inc stocks on 2024-08-15, growing by 32588.0 shares to a total of 0.85 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-07-15 was 0.81 million shares. There was a rise of 3.85%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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