The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. American Public Education Inc shares valued at $11,400 were sold by Kenigsberg James on Nov 13 ’24. At $19.00 per share, Kenigsberg James sold 600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 27,032 shares worth approximately $0.54 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kenigsberg James purchased 600 shares, netting a total of over 11,400 in proceeds.
Before that, Braner Michael David had added 17,872 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $299,713, the Director bought American Public Education Inc shares for $16.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 17,872 shares, worth approximately $38.32 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on May 26, 2023, American Public Education Inc [APEI] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $6. Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 17, 2021, William Blair has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for APEI. Earlier on December 18, 2020, B. Riley Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for APEI stock.
Analyzing APEI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.60%. Over the course of the year, American Public Education Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.60%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $21.76 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $19.89 on 01/08/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $19.74, while a 200-day SMA reached $16.75. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.12 million shares from 0.11 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for American Public Education Inc (APEI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.71, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.33. The next price resistance is at 20.73. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.90 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.74, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 98.64%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
