APEI
American Public EducationCNasdaq / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-21
Current thesis
Bull case assumes enrollment recovery and margin expansion as APUS enrollment stabilizes post-shutdown effects and management converts revenue into leverage; successful retention/renewal improvements and modest multiple expansion drive upside to the bull target.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +4.3.
What can break
Enrollment declines or slower-than-expected recovery post-government shutdown
Momentum
43
Value
60
Sentiment
48
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $48.00 · Bull $68.00 · Bear $38.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-21
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-03-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-21
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-21
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $63.00
Why
Momentum43 · Δ7d -35.3
Value60 · Δ7d +4.3
Sentiment48 · Δ7d +13.9
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
43
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-35.3
Δ21d
+8.1
Value
60
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+4.3
Δ21d
+1.6
Sentiment
48
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+13.9
Δ21d
+3.1
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 43.1 / Value 60.5 / Sentiment 47.5
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-21
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-21
Market Cap
$896.26M
Beta
1.72
Shares Out
18.34M
P/E (TTM)
30.1
P/S (TTM)
1.05
P/FCF (TTM)
12.36
Rev YoY
+6.2%
EPS YoY
+132.8%
Gross Margin
+52.5%
Op Margin
+7.7%
Net Debt
-$13.54M
Current Ratio
2.98
As of 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology