APEI
American Public EducationCNasdaq / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-22
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 -0.1.
What can break
Enrollment declines or slower-than-expected recovery post-government shutdown
Momentum
45
Value
61
Sentiment
50
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $48.00 · Bull $68.00 · Bear $38.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-22
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-22 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-22 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-03-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-22
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-22
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $63.00
Why
Momentum45 · Δ7d -25.5
Value61 · Δ7d -0.1
Sentiment50 · Δ7d +15.4
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
45
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-25.5
Δ21d
-0.5
Value
61
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.1
Δ21d
+2.8
Sentiment
50
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+15.4
Δ21d
+7.2
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 45.5 / Value 60.8 / Sentiment 50.2
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-22
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-22
Market Cap
$867.65M
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 2026-07-22 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology