Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. American Public Education Inc shares valued at $190,740 were sold by Fernandes Nuno S. on Nov 12 ’25. At $34.68 per share, Fernandes Nuno S. sold 5,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 82,249 shares worth approximately $2.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Axenson Tanya Joy sold 10,363 shares, netting a total of over 360,305 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $34.77 each, the insider now holds 58,403 shares.
Before that, Axenson Tanya Joy had added 10,363 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $360,305, the Officer bought American Public Education Inc shares for $34.77 each.
As published in their initiating research note from DA Davidson on September 09, 2025, American Public Education Inc [APEI] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $40. Analysts at Northland Capital started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of April 25, 2025, Lake Street has initiated its “Buy” rating for APEI.
Analyzing APEI Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Public Education Inc [NASDAQ: APEI] plunged -0.65% to $35.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $35.1, but it reached a high of $39.325 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.79%. Over the course of the year, American Public Education Inc shares have jumped approximately 84.62%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $39.83 on 10/02/25 and a 52-week low of $18.76 on 03/06/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for American Public Education Inc (APEI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 33.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 32.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 37.96. The next price resistance is at 40.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.90 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is American Public Education Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of American Public Education Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-31 dropping by -0.15 million shares to 1.11 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 1.26 million shares. A decline of -13.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.14.
Which companies own the most shares of American Public Education Inc (APEI)?
In terms of American Public Education Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 37 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.52% from the previous closing price of $35.4. Analysts anticipate American Public Education Inc stock to reach 38 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 36. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked American Public Education Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
