American Public Education, Inc.

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42.41+0.08 (+0.19%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close42.33
Open42.82
Day range42.3844.43
52-week range30.2061.59
Off day high−4.54%
Off 52-week high−31.14%
Volume260.60K
Avg. volume (3M)252.89K
Market cap776.17M
EPS (TTM)2.48
Forward P/E11.28
P/E ratio (TTM)17.10
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)1.45
Shares outstanding18.30M
Short interest15.74% of float
Earnings dateNov 9, 2026
Analyst target62.00
Profit margin6.84%

Against its peers

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APEI PRDO STRA LGCY PXED MH
Market cap 776.17M 1.88B 1.65B 118.16M 780.79M 2.44B
P/E (TTM) 17.1 10.9 12.4 14.0 9.5 26.6
Forward P/E 11.3 9.1 8.8 18.4 4.9 6.1
Price/book 2.5 1.8 1.0 2.2 2.3 3.1
Dividend yield — 2.27% 3.23% — 4.25% —
1-year change +34.72% +0.67% −1.31% +13.13% −34.56% +13.52%
Today +0.19% +1.11% +0.38% −2.12% −7.40% +4.50%

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The businesses closest to American Public Education's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Perdoceo Education CorporationPRDO · Education & Training Services 1.88B 29.99 +1.11%
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA · Education & Training Services 1.65B 74.32 +0.38%
Legacy Education Inc.LGCY · Education & Training Services 118.16M 9.22 −2.12%
Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.PXED · Education & Training Services 780.79M 21.66 −7.40%
McGraw Hill, Inc.MH · Education & Training Services 2.44B 12.76 +4.50%
Stride, Inc.LRN · Education & Training Services 3.33B 79.24 +5.58%
Coursera, Inc.COUR · Education & Training Services 1.12B 3.9000 +5.12%
Aptech LimitedAPTECHT.NS · Education & Training Services 4.80B 82.69 −0.17%

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The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with American Public Education's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Perdoceo Education CorporationPRDO · Correlation 0.68 1.88B 29.99 +1.11%
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA · Correlation 0.59 1.65B 74.32 +0.38%
Lincoln Educational Services CorporationLINC · Correlation 0.54 637.92M 20.11 −1.85%
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.LOPE · Correlation 0.51 3.93B 150.67 +1.30%
Ânima Holding S.A.ANIM3.SA · Correlation 0.35 876.69M 2.3200 −0.85%
Coursera, Inc.COUR · Correlation 0.32 1.12B 3.9000 +5.12%
Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.PXED · Correlation 0.31 780.79M 21.66 −7.40%

What visitors to American Public Education's page also look at.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA 1.65B 74.32 +0.38%
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.LOPE 3.93B 150.67 +1.30%
Lincoln Educational Services CoLINC 637.92M 20.11 −1.85%
AMERISAFE, Inc.AMSF 376.96M 20.34 −0.73%
ATN International, Inc.ATNI 397.25M 25.79 +1.14%

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