American Public Education (APEI) Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates

American Public Education (APEI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.04 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.01 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.02 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 300%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this for-profit education company would post earnings of $0.01 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.01, delivering no surprise.Over the last four qu ...