Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. American Public Education Inc shares valued at $344,260 were purchased by SUNDERLAND RICHARD W JR on Nov 25 ’25. At $34.99 per share, SUNDERLAND RICHARD W JR acquired 9,840 shares.
Also, SUNDERLAND RICHARD W JR purchased 20,174 shares, netting a total of over 697,688 in proceeds.
Before that, Fernandes Nuno S. had sold 5,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $190,740, the President, APUS traded American Public Education Inc shares for $34.68 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,500 shares, worth approximately $2.86 million.
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 -0.43% to $34.78. The stock’s lowest price that day was $34.3701, but it reached a high of $35.36 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.75%. Over the course of the year, American Public Education Inc shares have jumped approximately 75.04%. 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 34.31, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 33.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 35.30. The next price resistance is at 35.83. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.72 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 rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.29 million shares to 1.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 1.12 million shares. A jump of 20.77% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.11 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.11.
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 38 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.79% from the previous closing price of $34.93. Analysts anticipate American Public Education Inc stock to reach 43 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.
