EVP, CFO of AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC. (APEI) Harry T Wilkins sells 7,000 shares of APEI on 09/17/2012 at an average price of $38.49 a share.

American Public Education, Inc. has a market cap of $652.8 million; its shares were traded at around $38.3 with a P/E ratio of 15.6 and P/S ratio of 2.5. American Public Education, Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 41.2% over the past 5 years.

CFO Recent Trades:

• EVP, CFO Harry T Wilkins sold 18,336 shares of APEI stock on 09/06/2012 at the average price of 35. Harry T Wilkins owns at least 61,187 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.43% since.
• EVP, CFO Harry T Wilkins sold 7,500 shares of APEI stock on 04/16/2012 at the average price of 35.69. Harry T Wilkins owns at least 81,523 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.31% since.
• EVP, CFO Harry T Wilkins sold 7,000 shares of APEI stock on 04/05/2012 at the average price of 37.39. Harry T Wilkins owns at least 89,023 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.43% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of APEI. For the complete insider trading history of APEI, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director Timothy T Weglicki bought 103,500 shares of APEI stock on 06/01/2012 at the average price of 29.37. Timothy T Weglicki owns at least 472,285 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 30.41% since.
• EVP, COO Wyk Sharon Van sold 3,919 shares of APEI stock on 06/11/2012 at the average price of 31.5. Wyk Sharon Van owns at least 4,481 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 21.59% since.
• Director F David Fowler sold 1,500 shares of APEI stock on 04/11/2012 at the average price of 37. F David Fowler owns at least 21,321 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.51% since.

For the complete insider trading history of APEI, click here.

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