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American Public Education stock (APEI) sits at $46.05, down 0.37% today. The business is worth $842.79M in the market, good for #3370 of 3753 on our coverage list.
The stock's 52-week band runs $30.20 to $61.59, and the latest print sits 25.2% under the top end of it. Holders are ahead 23.8% over twelve months, but down 20.4% across the last three months.
Price is above the 50-day average ($45.65) but below the 200-day ($48.99); RSI is 59, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 32% annualized volatility.
Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $171.73M, up 5.5% from a year earlier, with $9.77M of net profit (a 6.8% margin).
The stock changes hands at 19.0 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 19.3. The median for its industry group is 20.2.
5 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $60.75, sits 31.9% over where the stock trades.
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Composite of 3 factors below, ranked against the 3752 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
5 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
APEI is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2021-01-04, the strategy has returned 389% (231.1% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated weekly — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $60.75, 31.9% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $41.56, so shares trade 10.8% above that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 45th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | +6.0% | Bullish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +0.9% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | -6.0% | Bearish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d below 200d | Bearish |
| RSI (14) | 59.0 | Bullish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | -0.29 | Bullish |
| Bollinger band position | 88% | Bullish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Quote as of Oct 8, 2026 8:10 am ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
Ranks are among the 3,752 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 19.0x earnings, APEI looks expensive against the market, and trades 6% below the 20.2x median among Education & Training Services names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
$46.05 is the latest print for APEI, a move of -0.37% against yesterday's close of $46.22. Today's low and high so far: $45.51 and $46.66.
Equity value comes to $842.79M at the current price. By that measure it is number 3370 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
Buyers pay 19.0 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $1.36). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 19.3, and today's level ranks in the 45th percentile of its own history.
The year's floor is $30.20 and the ceiling $61.59. Shares are 25.2% away from that ceiling.
Our data shows no dividend paid by American Public Education over the trailing twelve months.
Of 5 analysts, 80% say buy, 20% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $60.75, with the most cautious at $55.00 and the most optimistic at $64.00.
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