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American Public Education Inc

APEI

36.180USD

+0.390+1.09%

Close 10/24, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

653.47MMarket Cap

33.73P/E TTM

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American Public Education Inc

36.180

+0.390+1.09%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of American Public Education Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

American Public Education Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

7 / 20

Overall Ranking

119 / 4683

Industry

Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

38.714

Target Price

+7.00%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

American Public Education Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

American Public Education, Inc., through its institutions, American Public University System (APUS), Rasmussen University (RU), Hondros College of Nursing (HCN), and Graduate School USA (GSUSA), provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning. Its segments include APUS, RU and HCN. APUS segment provides online postsecondary education directed primarily at the needs of the military, military-affiliated, public service and service-minded communities through American Military University (AMU), and American Public University (APU). APUS serves about 90,000 adult learners worldwide via accessible and affordable higher education. RU segment provides nursing and health sciences-focused postsecondary education to over 13,500 students at its 22 campuses in six states and online. HCN segment offers pre-licensure nursing programs that are designed to prepare individuals for productive careers at its eight campuses (six in Ohio, one in Indiana, and one in Michigan).

Turnaround to Profit

The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD .

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 33.12, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 19.10M shares, decreasing 0.50% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by Chuck Royce

Star Investor Chuck Royce holds 322.45K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company's current financial score is 7.88, which is higher than the Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers industry's average of 7.18. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 162.77M, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.46%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 72.07%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.88

Change

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Financials

8.87

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

9.43

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

6.77

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

7.17

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

7.14

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

American Public Education Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current valuation score is 6.31, which is lower than the Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers industry's average of 6.92. Its current P/E ratio is 33.12, which is 247.41% below the recent high of 115.05 and 121.66% above the recent low of -7.17.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.31

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 7/20

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.25, which is lower than the Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers industry's average of 8.28. The average price target for American Public Education Inc is 40.00, with a high of 46.00 and a low of 30.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.25

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

38.714

Target Price

+7.00%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

American Public Education Inc

APEI

TAL Education Group

TAL

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc

EDU

Gaotu Techedu Inc

GOTU

Stride Inc

LRN

Laureate Education Inc

LAUR

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.02, which is lower than the Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers industry's average of 7.31. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 39.04 and the support level at 34.11, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.87

Change

0.15

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(3)

Neutral(3)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.804

Neutral

RSI(14)

47.697

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

27.526

Neutral

ATR(14)

1.485

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-125.890

Sell

Williams %R

69.378

Sell

TRIX(12,20)

0.114

Sell

StochRSI(14)

23.007

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(3)

Neutral(0)

Buy(3)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

36.586

Sell

MA10

37.010

Sell

MA20

37.535

Sell

MA50

34.918

Buy

MA100

32.171

Buy

MA200

27.795

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers industry's average of 5.68. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 105.73%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 3.15%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.06M shares, representing 5.84% of shares outstanding, with 23.32% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

325 Capital LLC

1.53M

-29.96%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.33M

+2.59%

Prescott Group Capital Management, LLC

1.24M

-0.98%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.06M

+17.84%

Renaissance Technologies LLC

Star Investors

1.04M

+12.19%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

825.24K

+1.63%

BofA Global Research (US)

772.20K

-20.15%

Redwood Capital Management, L.L.C.

705.38K

-37.43%

Acadian Asset Management LLC

668.13K

+124.78%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

563.08K

+9.07%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.75, which is higher than the Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers industry's average of 5.94. The company's beta value is 1.67. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.