APEI
American Public EducationDNasdaq / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-06-03
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
Defensive
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
55
Sentiment
41
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $48.00 · Bull $68.00 · Bear $38.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-03
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-02 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-03 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-03-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-06-03
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-03
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $48.29
Why
Momentum45 · Δ7d -18.8
Value55 · Δ7d +0.1
Sentiment41 · Δ7d +1.4
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
45
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-18.8
Δ21d
-20.0
Value
55
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.1
Δ21d
+0.6
Sentiment
41
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+1.4
Δ21d
+7.8
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 45.1 / Value 55.4 / Sentiment 40.6
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-02
Market Cap
$959M
Beta
1.72
Shares Out
18.09M
P/E (TTM)
30.1
P/S (TTM)
1.05
P/FCF (TTM)
12.36
Rev YoY
+6.6%
EPS YoY
+640.0%
Gross Margin
+54.2%
Op Margin
+7.7%
Net Debt
-$38.07M
Current Ratio
2.84
As of 2026-06-03 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology