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American Public Education

APEI · NASDAQ

$48.56−$0.79 (−1.60%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $49.35

About APEI

American Public Education, Inc. provides online and on-campus postsecondary education services. The company is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia and currently employs 2,360 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-11-09. 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.

Employees
2,360
Headquarters
Charles Town, West Virginia
Listed
Nov 9, 2007
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Diversified Consumer Services
Website
apei.com

APEI key statistics

Market cap
888.72M
Price-earnings ratio
20.23
Dividend yield
—
Average volume
251.05K
Volume
124.36K
Open price
$49.52
High today
$50.40
Low today
$48.48
52 Week high
$61.59
52 Week low
$30.20

American Public Education (APEI) at a glance

American Public Education (APEI) last traded at $48.56, with a market cap of 888.72M and a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.23.

Today the stock has traded between $48.48 and $50.40. The current price is 0.2% above the day's low and 3.7% below its high.

Volume so far is 124.36K shares, below the average of 251.05K shares a day.

Over the past year American Public Education has ranged from $30.20 to $61.59, and now sits 58% of the way up that range.

American Public Education met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 8 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.52 per share against an estimate of $0.3657.

The average analyst price target is $64.99, 33.8% above the current price, from 5 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

80%of 5 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy80.0%
  • Hold20.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 9 analystsAvg $64.99
Low
$55.55
Now
$48.56
High
$73.50

APEI earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 quarters, by 145.0% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.04 per share against an estimate of $0.0272
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.63 per share against an estimate of $0.5474
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.41 per share against an estimate of $0.1505
  4. Q2 FY25: reported -$0.02 per share against an estimate of -$0.0784
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.56 per share against an estimate of -$0.0944
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.67 per share against an estimate of $0.378
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.94 per share against an estimate of $0.6797
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.52 per share against an estimate of $0.3657

APEI news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    American Public University System Hosts System-wide Virtual Career Fair "Pathways to Possibilities"

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    American Military University & American Public University Launch New AI Certificate, Two New Finance Programs and Six New Microcredentials for First Responders

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    American Military University and American Public University Recognize Third Quarter 2026 President's List Honorees

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Rasmussen University Launches Weekend Practical Nursing Diploma Program at Ocala Campus

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    American Public University Provides Marco's Pizza with Access to Education Benefits for Franchisees, Their Employees and Families

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Rasmussen University to Celebrate Approximately 6,200 Graduates at its Minnesota Commencement Ceremony

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    American Military University & American Public University to Host Seventh Annual Space Education and Strategic Applications (SESA) Virtual Conference on September 17-18

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Rasmussen University Streamlines its CCNE-Accredited RN to BSN Program to Offer Course Credit for Active RNs and Reduce Overall Credit Load

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