APEI Stock: Price, Forecast, Financials & AI Analysis

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FY2025Q4

FY2026Q1

FY2026Q2

151.61M

-7.62%

0.378

-39.95%

167.00M

+1.49%

0.477

+16.46%

169.28M

+4%

0.375

-1975%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -2.21% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 9.60%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-2.21%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-4.91%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+9.60%

In Past 3 Month

7 Analyst Rating

Wall Street analysts forecast APEI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for APEI is 40.00 USD with a low forecast of 35.00 USD and a high forecast of 46.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

6 Buy

1 Hold

0 Sell

Strong Buy

Current: 0.000

Low

35.00

Averages

40.00

High

46.00

Current: 0.000

Low

35.00

Averages

40.00

High

46.00

Northland

analyst

Outperform

maintain

$46

2026-01-07

New

Reason

Northland

analyst

Price Target

$46

2026-01-07

New

maintain

Outperform

Reason

Northland named American Public Education as a 2026 Top Pick, citing belief in the company's clear growth and expansion strategy. Additionally, the firm believes there is a significant opportunity for multiple re-rating, says the analyst, who has an Outperform rating and $46 price target on shares.

DA Davidson

Tom White

Buy

maintain

$41 -> $43

2025-11-24

Reason

DA Davidson

Tom White

Price Target

$41 -> $43

2025-11-24

maintain

Buy

Reason

DA Davidson analyst Tom White raised the firm's price target on American Public Education to $43 from $41 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after the company's Investor Day presentation. With consistent solid profitable growth at APUS - American Public University System - and the now well-entrenched recovery at RU - Rasmussen University - continuing, American Public has a number of compelling growth levers over the next several years that the management believes will drive an organic revenue CAGR of at least 9%-10% between 2025 and 2029, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Lake Street

Buy

maintain

$38 -> $40

2025-11-21

Reason

Lake Street

Price Target

$38 -> $40

2025-11-21

maintain

Buy

Reason

Lake Street raised the firm's price target on American Public Education to $40 from $38 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after the company revealed its plan to potentially reach $1.0B in revenue and about $200M of AEBITDA by 2029 at its investor day. The firm believes the stock continues to suffer from a period of underperformance in the company's Rasmussen nursing school, but calls American Public Education "one of the best kept secrets in higher education."

Truist

Hold

maintain

$35 -> $38

2025-11-21

Reason

Truist

Price Target

$35 -> $38

2025-11-21

maintain

Hold

Reason

Truist raised the firm's price target on American Public Education to $38 from $35 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The company's investor day presentation has left the firm "slightly more positive" on the catalyst path for 2026, with additional detail on the opportunity to unlock operating leverage at RU and potential revenue synergy opportunities from the combination, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Truist

Jasper Bibb

Hold

maintain

$30 -> $35

2025-11-12

Reason

Truist

Jasper Bibb

Price Target

$30 -> $35

2025-11-12

maintain

Hold

Reason

Truist analyst Jasper Bibb raised the firm's price target on American Public Education to $35 from $30 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares ahead of its Investor Day presentation. The company reported upside Q3 results and issued Q4 that should be received favorably amid significant pressure due to the U.S. government shutdown, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

DA Davidson

Buy

maintain

$40 -> $41

2025-11-11

Reason

DA Davidson

Price Target

$40 -> $41

2025-11-11

maintain

Buy

Reason

DA Davidson raised the firm's price target on American Public Education to $41 from $40 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company reported strong Q3 results featuring upside across virtually all metrics, revenue categories, and measures of profitability, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The outperformance was driven by American Public's continued registration/enrollment momentum, with unit acceleration at all three of APEI's primary institutions, the firm added.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for American Public Education Inc (APEI.O) is 21.22, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 30.57. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess American Public Education Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

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5Y Average PE

30.57

Current PE

21.22

Overvalued PE

80.03

Undervalued PE

-18.89

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

5.88

Current EV/EBITDA

7.91

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

7.56

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

4.21

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PS

0.61

Current PS

0.99

Overvalued PS

0.99

Undervalued PS

0.23

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Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders areSelling! The selling amount has increased 235.2% over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.

Sold

Bought

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Insider

Insiders areSelling! The selling amount has increased 235.2% over the last month.

Sold

Bought

APEI News & Events

Events Timeline

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News

2.0

01-02PRnewswire

American Public University System Honors Students on President's List for Q4 2025

2.0

01-02Newsfilter

APUS Honors Students with President's List for Q4 2025 Academic Excellence

3.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is American Public Education Inc (APEI) stock price today?

The current price of APEI is 40.31 USD — it has increased 0.52 % in the last trading day.

What is American Public Education Inc (APEI)'s business?

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. The 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 provides online postsecondary education to approximately 88,400 adult learners. The RU segment provides nursing and health sciences-focused postsecondary education to over 14,600 students at its 20 campuses in six states and online. The HCN segment offers pre-licensure nursing programs that are designed to prepare individuals for productive careers through both a PN degree and an ADN degree, and two Direct Entry ADN degrees.

What is the price predicton of APEI Stock?

What is American Public Education Inc (APEI)'s revenue for the last quarter?

American Public Education Inc revenue for the last quarter amounts to 163.22M USD, increased 6.59 % YoY.

What is American Public Education Inc (APEI)'s earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter?

American Public Education Inc. EPS for the last quarter amounts to 0.30 USD, increased 650.00 % YoY.

What changes have occurred in the market's expectations for American Public Education Inc (APEI)'s fundamentals?

How many employees does American Public Education Inc (APEI). have?

American Public Education Inc (APEI) has 2493 emplpoyees as of January 10 2026.

What is American Public Education Inc (APEI) market cap?

Today APEI has the market capitalization of 729.01M USD.