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American Public Education (APEI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$30.63 +0.45 (+1.49%)
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American Public Education - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
2
Buy
6

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for American Public Education in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 8 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, 5 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for APEI.

Consensus Price Target

$35.17
14.81% Upside
According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for American Public Education, the average price target is $35.17. The highest price target for APEI is $37.00, while the lowest price target for APEI is $30.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 14.81% from the current price of $30.63.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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APEI Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
8/26/24 to 8/26/25
1 Month Ago
7/27/24 to 7/27/25
3 Months Ago
5/28/24 to 5/28/25
1 Year Ago
8/27/23 to 8/26/24
Strong Buy
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
5 Buy rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
Hold
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$35.17$32.20$31.25$16.33
Forecasted Upside14.81% Upside6.17% Upside5.47% Upside3.18% Upside
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Buy
Moderate Buy
Moderate Buy

APEI Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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APEI Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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American Public Education Stock vs. The Competition

TypeAmerican Public EducationConsumer Discretionary CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.88
2.60
2.53
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside16.31% Upside124.43% Upside10.71% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
Positive News

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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
8/12/2025Zacks Research
0 of 5 stars
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8/11/2025Barrington Research
3 of 5 stars
Alexander Paris
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Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$32.00 ➝ $36.00+20.68%
8/7/2025Griffin Securities
4 of 5 stars
Griffin Boss
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Set Target$37.00+31.32%
8/7/2025B. Riley
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Raj Sharma
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Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$36.00 ➝ $37.00+27.10%
6/18/2025Northland Capmk
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L. Horton
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6/18/2025Northland Securities
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Luke Horton
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$36.00+28.25%
5/14/2025Truist Financial
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Jasper Bibb
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Boost TargetHold ➝ Hold$24.00 ➝ $30.00+9.59%
5/13/2025Lake Street Capital
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E. Martinuzzi
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Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$30.00 ➝ $35.00+22.42%
3/7/2025William Blair
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Stephen Sheldon
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UpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform

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APEI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for American Public Education is $35.17, with a high forecast of $37.00 and a low forecast of $30.00.

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Public Education in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" APEI shares.

According to analysts, American Public Education's stock has a predicted upside of 14.81% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, American Public Education's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.

American Public Education has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, Barrington Research, Griffin Securities, Northland Capmk, Northland Securities, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like American Public Education more than other "consumer discretionary" companies. The consensus rating score for American Public Education is 2.88 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer discretionary" companies is 2.60. Learn more on how APEI compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:APEI) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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