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The price of American Public Education Inc (NASDAQ: APEI) closed at $34.78 in the last session, down -0.43% from day before closing price of $34.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.15 million shares were traded. APEI stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.3701.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at APEI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.84 and its Current Ratio is at 2.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, DA Davidson on September 09, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $40.
On June 18, 2025, Northland Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $36.
On April 25, 2025, Lake Street started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $30.Lake Street initiated its Buy rating on April 25, 2025, with a $30 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 25 ’25 when SUNDERLAND RICHARD W JR bought 9,840 shares for $34.99 per share.
SUNDERLAND RICHARD W JR bought 20,174 shares of APEI for $697,688 on Nov 24 ’25. On Nov 12 ’25, another insider, Fernandes Nuno S., who serves as the President, APUS of the company, sold 5,500 shares for $34.68 each. As a result, the insider received 190,740 and left with 82,249 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, APEI now has a Market Capitalization of 628997312 and an Enterprise Value of 603895360. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.922 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.161.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for APEI is 1.70, which has changed by 0.6939864 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12159383 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, APEI has reached a high of $39.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.09%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, APEI traded on average about 285.95K shares per day over the past 3-months and 327990 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 18.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 17.01M. Insiders hold about 5.92% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 111.65% stake in the company. Shares short for APEI as of 1763078400 were 1410074 with a Short Ratio of 4.93, compared to 1760486400 on 1117132. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1410074 and a Short% of Float of 9.4.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of American Public Education Inc (APEI) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 2.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.61, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.89 and $1.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.86. EPS for the following year is $2.73, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.73 and $2.73.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $151.61M. It ranges from a high estimate of $152.17M to a low estimate of $150M. As of. The current estimate, American Public Education Inc’s year-ago sales were $164.11MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $167M. There is a high estimate of $171.9M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $159.58M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for APEI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $642.71M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $640.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $642.12M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $624.56MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $687.87M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $702.76M and the low estimate is $682.3M.
