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American Public Education (APEI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.68 -0.18 (-0.60%)
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About American Public Education Stock (NASDAQ:APEI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.50
$30.06
50-Day Range
$26.04
$31.72
52-Week Range
$11.80
$32.24
Volume
167,954 shs
Average Volume
339,287 shs
Market Capitalization
$535.43 million
P/E Ratio
29.10
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.20
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

American Public Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

APEI MarketRank™: 

American Public Education scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 289 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    American Public Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    American Public Education has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about American Public Education's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for American Public Education are expected to grow by 187.23% in the coming year, from $0.47 to $1.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of American Public Education is 29.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.77.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of American Public Education is 29.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 21.26.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    American Public Education has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    American Public Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about American Public Education's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.31% of the float of American Public Education has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Public Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Public Education has recently increased by 38.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    American Public Education does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    American Public Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.31% of the float of American Public Education has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Public Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Public Education has recently increased by 38.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    American Public Education has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for American Public Education this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, American Public Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $19,211,182.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    17.54% of the stock of American Public Education is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.62% of the stock of American Public Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about American Public Education's insider trading history.
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APEI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

American Public Education's stock was trading at $21.57 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, APEI stock has increased by 37.6% and is now trading at $29.68.

American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.26. The company earned $164.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.92 million. American Public Education had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 3.86%.
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Top institutional investors of American Public Education include SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.25%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.15%), Sheets Smith Wealth Management (0.10%) and Channel Wealth LLC (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael David Braner, 325 Capital Llc, Nuno S Fernandes, Thomas Beckett, Craig S Macgibbon, Granetta B Blevins, Barbara Kurshan, James Kenigsberg, Daniel S Pianko and Harry T Wilkins.
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Shares of APEI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Public Education investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Southern First Bancshares (SFST).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/12/2025
Today
7/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
SCHOOLS
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:APEI
CIK
1201792
Employees
6,117
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$36.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.02
Trailing P/E Ratio
29.05
Forward P/E Ratio
63.05
P/E Growth
1.37
Net Income
$16.11 million
Net Margins
3.86%
Pretax Margin
5.87%
Return on Equity
9.96%
Return on Assets
4.52%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.35
Current Ratio
3.27
Quick Ratio
3.27

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$624.56 million
Price / Sales
0.86
Cash Flow
$2.10 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.09
Book Value
$14.92 per share
Price / Book
1.99

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
18,040,000
Free Float
14,876,000
Market Cap
$534.62 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.57
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This page (NASDAQ:APEI) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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